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Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.

John Dryden

Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
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Body Break Preservation Shame Spirit
And plenty makes us poor.
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Poor
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.
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Affection Goodness Grace Principal
All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.
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Glitter Gold
Virtue is her own reward.
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One Liner Reward Virtue
Sure there is none but fears a future state; And when the most obdurate swear they do not, Their trembling hearts belie their boasting tongues.
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Future Heart State Tongue Tremble
Order is the greatest grace.
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Greatness One Liner Order Peace
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
Trust on and think To-morrow will repay; To-morrow’s falser than the former day; Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest With some new Joys, cuts off what we possest.
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Fake Happiness Thinking Trust
All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
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Decay Monarch Obedience Subject
Be fair, or foul, or rain, or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not heaven itself upon the past has power; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
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Fair Fate Myself Possession Rain Shine Time
Welcome, thou kind deceiver! Thou best of thieves; who, with an easy key, Dost open life, and, unperceived by us, Even steal us from ourselves.
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Best Kind Ourselves Steal
We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
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Character Habit Inspirational Nature Ourselves
At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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Hate Home Name Peace Soul
All objects lose by too familiar a view.
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Familiar Lose Object View
And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
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Plate Time Writing

Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.

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