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The trumpet’s loud clangor Excites us to arms.

John Dryden

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
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Character Habit Inspirational Nature Ourselves
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Himself Scene
Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
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Build Destroy
But love’s a malady without a cure.
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Cure Love
Here lies my wife: here let her lie! Now she’s at rest, and so am I.
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Lying Myself Wife
He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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Thinking Unknown Whistle
Time and death shall depart and say in flying Love has found out a way to live, by dying.
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Death Finding Love Time Way
Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!
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Fury Revenge See
Love is love’s reward.
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Love One Liner Reward
Old age creeps on us where we think it night.
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Age Night Old Ourselves
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
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong
Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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Courage Growth Heart
Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
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Himself Judgement Praise Theme
The conscience of a people is their power.
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Conscience People Power
Faith is to believe what you do not yet see: the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
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Believe Faith Grace Reward See Strength

The trumpet’s loud clangor Excites us to arms.

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