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Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

John Dryden

All objects lose by too familiar a view.
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Familiar Lose Object View
They say everything in the world is good for something.
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Goodness Karma World
So the false spider, when her nets are spread, deep ambushed in her silent den does lie.
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Fake Lying Silence
We can never be grieved for their miseries who are thoroughly wicked, and have thereby justly called their calamities on themselves.
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Adversity Grief Misery Wicket
Time and death shall depart and say in flying Love has found out a way to live, by dying.
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Death Finding Love Time Way
None but the brave deserve the fair.
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Brave Deserve Fair
Time glides with undiscover’d haste; The future but a length behind the past.
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Discover Future Glide Haste Length Past
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
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Authority Better General Man Opinion Understand
We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.
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Chance Hot Iron Leisure
Beware the fury of a patient man.
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Fury Man Patience
Light sufferings give us leisure to complain.
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Complain Leisure Light Suffering
Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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Courage Growth Heart
Silence in times of suffering is the best.
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Best Silence Suffering Time
When I consider life, ’tis all a cheat; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think tomorrow will repay. Tomorrow’s falser than the former day.
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Cheat Day False Fools Life
The trumpet’s loud clangor Excites us to arms.
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Excitement Loud
Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.
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Fight King Mad Man Praise

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

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