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They that possess the prince possess the laws.

John Dryden

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
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong
Pride – Lord of human kind.
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Human Kind Pride
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.
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Continue End Goodness Grace Principal Virtue
All delays are dangerous in war.
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Dangerous Delay War
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
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Blind Willing Zeal
Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
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Body Break Preservation Shame Spirit
The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
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Death Man Thinking Virtue
I never saw any good that came of telling truth.
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Goodness Myself Talk Truth
For they can conquer who believe they can.
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Believe Conquer
If passion rules, how weak does reason prove!
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Evidence Passion Reason Rule Weakness
No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.
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King Mad Moments Nation
The conscience of a people is their power.
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Conscience People Power
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
Thus, while the mute creation downward bend Their sight, and to their earthly mother ten, Man looks aloft; and with erected eyes Beholds his own hereditary skies.
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Creation Earth Eyes Man Mom Sky Soft
None are so busy as the fool and the knave.
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Busy Fools

They that possess the prince possess the laws.

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