He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.
JOHN DRYDEN
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He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.
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Be fair, or foul, or rain, or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not heaven itself upon the past has power; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
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Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good.
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If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.
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Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
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Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!
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Deathless laurel is the victor’s due.
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War is the trade of kings.
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Griefs assured are felt before they come.
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Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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What precious drops are those, Which silently each other’s track pursue, Bright as young diamonds in their faint dew?
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Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
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Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Repartee is the soul of conversation.
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