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Virtue in distress, and vice in triumph make atheists of mankind.

John Dryden

Virtue is her own reward.
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One Liner Reward Virtue
The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
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Death Man Thinking Virtue
If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.
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Live Past Remember Thankful
Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below.
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Errors Flow Gratitude Surface
So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.
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Death Dreams Heaven Herself Life Success
Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.
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Brave Despair Happiness
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.
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Continue End Goodness Grace Principal Virtue
The bravest men are subject most to chance.
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Brave Chance Man Subject
When we view elevated ideas of Nature, the result of that view is admiration, which is always the cause of pleasure.
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Ideas Nature Pleasure View
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
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
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Love Pain Pleasure
A man is to be cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth.
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Cheating Man Passion Reason Truth
The winds are out of breath.
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Breathe Wind
Trust reposed in noble natures obliges them the more.
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Nature Obligation Response Trust
Content with poverty, my soul I arm; And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.
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Myself Poverty Soul Virtue Warm
Love is love’s reward.
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Love One Liner Reward

Virtue in distress, and vice in triumph make atheists of mankind.

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