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The winds are out of breath.

John Dryden

Every age has a kind of universal genius, which inclines those that live in it to some particular studies.
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Age Genius Kind Live Study Universe
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
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Himself Scene
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
To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.
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Common Death Devil Evil
There is a proud modesty in merit.
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Advantage Modesty Proud
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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Dreams Forget Forward Mindset Time
We can never be grieved for their miseries who are thoroughly wicked, and have thereby justly called their calamities on themselves.
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Adversity Grief Misery Wicket
All heiresses are beautiful.
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Beautiful One Liner
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
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Himself Pearl Search
And love’s the noblest frailty of the mind.
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Fragile Love Mindset
Lucky men are favorites of Heaven.
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Favorite Heaven Man
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
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Fools One Liner Patriot
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
Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
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Build Destroy
Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care To grant, before we can conclude the prayer: Preventing angels met it half the way, And sent us back to praise, who came to pray.
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Heaven Praise Prayer Promise

The winds are out of breath.

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