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Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.

John Dryden

Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
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Anger Cherish Disappear Forget
Order is the greatest grace.
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Greatness One Liner Order Peace
Desire of greatness is a godlike sin.
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Desire God Greatness Sin
Let Fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a soul that, like an ample shield, Can take in all, and verge enough for more; Fate was not mine, nor am I Fate’s: Souls know no conquerors.
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Empty Enough Fortune Myself Soul
Men’s virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes.
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Crime Freedom Tax Virtue
Every language is so full of its own proprieties that what is beautiful in one is often barbarous, nay, sometimes nonsense, in another.
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Beautiful Language Oneself
To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.
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Common Death Devil Evil
For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.
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Age Devour Pleasure Taste Youth
We by art unteach what Nature taught.
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Art Nature Teaching
Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught, The wise, for cure, on exercise depend; God never made his work for man to mend.
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Better Health Himself Man Work
Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
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Grace Strength
Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
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Equality Life Live Right
Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.
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Authors Enthusiasm Expectation Truth
Pity only on fresh objects stays, but with the tedious sight of woes decays.
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Fresh Object Pity Sight
A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
Among our crimes oblivion may be set.
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Crime Oblivion

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