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Love is a passion Which kindles honor into noble acts.

John Dryden

But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
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Numerous Talk Thinking
Great souls forgive not injuries till time has put their enemies within their power, that they may show forgiveness is their own.
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Enemy Forgiveness Greatness Injury Power Soul Time
Sure there’s contagion in the tears of friends.
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Friendship Tears
For what can power give more than food and drink, To live at ease, and not be bound to think?
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Bound Drink Food Live Power Thinking
Trust on and think To-morrow will repay; To-morrow’s falser than the former day; Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest With some new Joys, cuts off what we possest.
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Fake Happiness Thinking Trust
It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, can rule nothing, but is ruled by prudence.
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Fortune Madness Prudence Rule
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Himself Scene
Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.
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Brave Despair Happiness
Here lies my wife: here let her lie! Now she’s at rest, and so am I.
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Lying Myself Wife
More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
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Desire Hungry Liberty Store
Old age creeps on us where we think it night.
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Age Night Old Ourselves
Virgil and Horace were the severest writers of the severest age.
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Age Writing
Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
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Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst
There is a proud modesty in merit.
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Advantage Modesty Proud
Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care To grant, before we can conclude the prayer: Preventing angels met it half the way, And sent us back to praise, who came to pray.
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Heaven Praise Prayer Promise
None but the brave deserve the fair.
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Brave Deserve Fair

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