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Trust reposed in noble natures obliges them the more.

John Dryden

For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
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Devotion Ignorance Mom Myself Yourself
Treason is greatest where trust is greatest.
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Greatness Treason Trust
They say everything in the world is good for something.
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Goodness Karma World
Griefs assured are felt before they come.
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Assurance Feeling Grief
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
Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought.
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Brought Impossible Need Perfection
If all the world be worth thy winning. / Think, oh think it worth enjoying: / Lovely Thaïs sits beside thee, / Take the good the gods provide thee.
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God Goodness Love Thinking World
Blown roses hold their sweetness to the last.
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Hold Last Sweet
Luxurious kings are to their people lost, They live like drones, upon the public cost.
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Live Lost Luxury People Public
The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.
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Gift Heaven Liberty Life Love
Sure there is none but fears a future state; And when the most obdurate swear they do not, Their trembling hearts belie their boasting tongues.
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Future Heart State Tongue Tremble
Honor is but an empty bubble.
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Empty Respect
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
No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.
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King Mad Moments Nation
Trust reposed in noble natures obliges them the more.
JOHN DRYDEN

Nature Obligation Response Trust
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.
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Beautiful Dangerous Surface Way

Trust reposed in noble natures obliges them the more.

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