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Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.

John Dryden

Affability, mildness, tenderness, and a word which I would fain bring back to its original signification of virtue,–I mean good-nature,–are of daily use; they are the bread of mankind and staff of life.
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Life Man Origin Virtue Word
Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
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Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst
They live too long who happiness outlive.
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Happiness Live
All delays are dangerous in war.
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Dangerous Delay War
Order is the greatest grace.
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Greatness One Liner Order Peace
Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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Courage Growth Heart
All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.
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Glitter Gold
Old as I am, for ladies’ love unfit, The power of beauty I remember yet.
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Myself Old Power Remember
Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.
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Brave Despair Happiness
Men’s virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes.
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Crime Freedom Tax Virtue
Old age creeps on us where we think it night.
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Age Night Old Ourselves
Since every man who lives is born to die, And none can boast sincere felicity, With equal mind, what happens, let us bear, Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care. Like pilgrims to the’ appointed place we tend; The world’s an inn, and death the journey’s end.
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Boast Born Death End Journey Live Man Place Sincere
For all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain.
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Happiness Kind Man Sadness
At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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Hate Home Name Peace Soul
He look’d in years, yet in his years were seen A youthful vigor, and autumnal green.
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Green Himself Youth
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong

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