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Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.

John Dryden

They first condemn that first advised the ill.
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Advise Sick
For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.
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Age Devour Pleasure Taste Youth
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.
JOHN DRYDEN

Affection Goodness Grace Principal
The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
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Death Man Thinking Virtue
Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.
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Fight King Mad Man Praise
The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature’s eye.
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Eyes Heaven Nature
Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.
JOHN DRYDEN

Beautiful Dangerous Surface Way
What precious drops are those, Which silently each other’s track pursue, Bright as young diamonds in their faint dew?
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Dew Precious Pursue Track Young
War is the trade of kings.
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King One Liner Trade War
Content with poverty, my soul I arm; And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.
JOHN DRYDEN

Myself Poverty Soul Virtue Warm
When a man’s life is under debate, The judge can ne’er too long deliberate.
JOHN DRYDEN

Judgement Life Man
Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fly Joy Youth
Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
JOHN DRYDEN

Crime Murder Punishment Time
He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.
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Fountain Goodness Sense
He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fear Learning Lesson
Silence in times of suffering is the best.
JOHN DRYDEN

Best Silence Suffering Time

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