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At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.

John Dryden

Few know the use of life before ’tis past.
JOHN DRYDEN

Life Past
Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
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Goodness Happiness Instrument Laughter Man Rate
Much malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ.
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Infidelity Mysterious Thinking
For they can conquer who believe they can.
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Believe Conquer
A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
A man is to be cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth.
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Cheating Man Passion Reason Truth
They first condemn that first advised the ill.
JOHN DRYDEN

Advise Sick
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
Time glides with undiscover’d haste; The future but a length behind the past.
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Discover Future Glide Haste Length Past
Presence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
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Courage Mindset Presence Success
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
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Himself Pearl Search
More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
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Desire Hungry Liberty Store
And that the Scriptures, though not everywhere Free from corruption, or entire, or clear, Are uncorrupt, sufficient, clear, entire In all things which our needful faith require.
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Corruption Faith Freedom Need Scripture Sufficient
A happy genius is the gift of nature.
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Genius Gift Happy Nature
By education most have been misled; So they believe, because they were bred. The priest continues where the nurse began, And thus the child imposes on the man.
JOHN DRYDEN

Believe Children Direction Education Lost Man
Treason is greatest where trust is greatest.
JOHN DRYDEN

Greatness Treason Trust

At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.

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