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Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.

John Dryden

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.
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Affection Goodness Grace Principal
For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs only to be seen.
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Face Need See Truth
No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.
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King Mad Moments Nation
Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought.
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Brought Impossible Need Perfection
He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.
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Fountain Goodness Sense
The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
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Death Man Thinking Virtue
Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!
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Fury Revenge See
All delays are dangerous in war.
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Dangerous Delay War
Good sense and good-nature are never separated, though the ignorant world has thought otherwise. Good-nature, by which I mean beneficence and candor, is the product of right reason.
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Goodness Ignorance Nature Reason Right World
Politicians neither love nor hate.
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Hate Love Politics
Desire of greatness is a godlike sin.
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Desire God Greatness Sin
Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.
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Elegant Flower Heaven Western
Much malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ.
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Infidelity Mysterious Thinking
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
There’s a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.
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Gift Modesty Proud Time
Pride – Lord of human kind.
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Human Kind Pride

Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.

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