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For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

John Dryden

And that the Scriptures, though not everywhere Free from corruption, or entire, or clear, Are uncorrupt, sufficient, clear, entire In all things which our needful faith require.
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Corruption Faith Freedom Need Scripture Sufficient
Every language is so full of its own proprieties that what is beautiful in one is often barbarous, nay, sometimes nonsense, in another.
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Beautiful Language Oneself
Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject’s sole prerogative.
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Freedom Subject Thrive
Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought.
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Brought Impossible Need Perfection
They live too long who happiness outlive.
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Happiness Live
Here lies my wife: here let her lie! Now she’s at rest, and so am I.
JOHN DRYDEN

Lying Myself Wife
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
Love is not in our choice but in our fate.
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Choice Fate Love
And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
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Plate Time Writing
Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.
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Performance Quick Slow
There is a proud modesty in merit.
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Advantage Modesty Proud
None are so busy as the fool and the knave.
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Busy Fools
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
War seldom enters but where wealth allures.
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Seldom War Wealth
The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
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Act Generous Greatness Pleasure Secret
Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts.
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Confidence Fact Known

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

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