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He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.

John Dryden

When a man’s life is under debate, The judge can ne’er too long deliberate.
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Judgement Life Man
If passion rules, how weak does reason prove!
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Evidence Passion Reason Rule Weakness
For all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain.
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Happiness Kind Man Sadness
There is a pleasure in being mad, which none but madmen know.
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Known Mad Pleasure
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
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Authority Better General Man Opinion Understand
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
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Anger Cherish Disappear Forget
Fowls, by winter forced, forsake the floods, and wing their hasty flight to happier lands.
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Force Happiness Land Winter
For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.
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Art Miss Mistake Nature
Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
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Goodness Happiness Instrument Laughter Man Rate
Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
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Equality Life Live Right
Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
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Body Break Preservation Shame Spirit
Old age creeps on us where we think it night.
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Age Night Old Ourselves
The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature’s eye.
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Eyes Heaven Nature
Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.
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Erase Pain
For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.
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Children Edge Fools Secret Tools
Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care To grant, before we can conclude the prayer: Preventing angels met it half the way, And sent us back to praise, who came to pray.
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Heaven Praise Prayer Promise

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