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We can never be grieved for their miseries who are thoroughly wicked, and have thereby justly called their calamities on themselves.

John Dryden

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
Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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Courage Growth Heart
If the faults of men in orders are only to be judged among themselves, they are all in some sort parties; for, since they say the honour of their order is concerned in every member of it, how can we be sure that they will be impartial judges?
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Honor Judgement Man Member Mistake Order
They live too long who happiness outlive.
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Happiness Live
Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.
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Fight King Mad Man Praise
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Himself Scene
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
Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.
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Bound Divison Greatness Intelligence Mad
No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.
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King Mad Moments Nation
Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
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Cheap Death Fame
Secret guilt is by silence revealed.
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Guilty Reveal Secret Silence
Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people’s wrongs his own.
JOHN DRYDEN

Action Beautiful Fall Grace Himself People Wrong Youth
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
The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
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Act Generous Greatness Pleasure Secret
Presence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
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Courage Mindset Presence Success
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 can never be grieved for their miseries who are thoroughly wicked, and have thereby justly called their calamities on themselves.

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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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