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Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes… Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.

John Dryden

All delays are dangerous in war.
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Dangerous Delay War
A good conscience is a port which is landlocked on every side, where no winds can possibly invade. There a man may not only see his own image, but that of his Maker, clearly reflected from the undisturbed waters.
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Conscience Goodness Image Man Reflection Water
But Shakespeare’s magic could not copied be; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
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Himself Magic Walk
What passion cannot music raise and quell!
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Music Passion Raise
Pity only on fresh objects stays, but with the tedious sight of woes decays.
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Fresh Object Pity Sight
Truth is the object of our understanding, as good is of our will; and the understanding can no more be delighted with a lie than the will can choose an apparent evil.
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Choice Delight Evil Lying Object Truth Understand
Here lies my wife: here let her lie! Now she’s at rest, and so am I.
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Lying Myself Wife
Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be.
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Care Destroy Happiness Man Thinking
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
Griefs assured are felt before they come.
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Assurance Feeling Grief
War seldom enters but where wealth allures.
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Seldom War Wealth
All heiresses are beautiful.
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Beautiful One Liner
Honor is but an empty bubble.
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Empty Respect
Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts.
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Confidence Fact Known
Since a true knowledge of nature gives us pleasure, a lively imitation of it, either in poetry or painting, must produce a much greater; for both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the best nature.
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Best Give Up Knowledge Nature Production True
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong

Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes… Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.

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