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They think too little who talk too much.

John Dryden

Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today: 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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Live Myself Past Power Rain Shine Worst
At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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Hate Home Name Peace Soul
Here lies my wife: here let her lie! Now she’s at rest, and so am I.
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Lying Myself Wife
Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.
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Death Fear Known
The conscience of a people is their power.
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Conscience People Power
But when to sin our biased nature leans, The careful Devil is still at hand with means; And providently pimps for ill desires.
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Desire Hands Nature Sick Sin
We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
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Character Habit Inspirational Nature Ourselves
A woman’s counsel brought us first to woe, And made her man his paradise forego, Where at heart’s ease he liv’d; and might have been As free from sorrow as he was from sin.
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Himself Man Paradise Sin Sorrow Woman
Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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Crime Murder Punishment Time
All flowers will droop in the absence of the sun that waked their sweets.
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Absence Flower Sun Sweet Wake Up
Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below.
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Errors Flow Gratitude Surface
Lucky men are favorites of Heaven.
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Favorite Heaven Man
Shakespeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatic poets;Jonson was theVirgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I love Shakespeare.
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Admire Drama Father Himself Home Poet Writing
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
No government has ever been, or can ever be, wherein time-servers and blockheads will not be uppermost.
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Block Government Time
But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
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Numerous Talk Thinking

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