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War seldom enters but where wealth allures.

John Dryden

If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.
JOHN DRYDEN

Live Past Remember Thankful
They live too long who happiness outlive.
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Happiness Live
None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind: But every one is eagle-ey’d to see Another’s faults, and his deformity.
JOHN DRYDEN

Finding Himself Imperfection Mistake Secret
But Shakespeare’s magic could not copied be; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Magic Walk
Among our crimes oblivion may be set.
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Crime Oblivion
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Pearl Search
Welcome, thou kind deceiver! Thou best of thieves; who, with an easy key, Dost open life, and, unperceived by us, Even steal us from ourselves.
JOHN DRYDEN

Best Kind Ourselves Steal
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Admire Drama Father Himself Home Poet Writing
Of all the tyrannies on human kind the worst is that which persecutes the mind.
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Human Kind Mindset Worst
Nor is the people’s judgment always true: the most may err as grossly as the few.
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Judgment People True
War is the trade of kings.
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King One Liner Trade War
But how can finite grasp Infinity?
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Finite Grasp Infinity
Let Fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a soul that, like an ample shield, Can take in all, and verge enough for more; Fate was not mine, nor am I Fate’s: Souls know no conquerors.
JOHN DRYDEN

Empty Enough Fortune Myself Soul
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fools One Liner Patriot
All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.
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Glitter Gold
I’m a little wounded, but I am not slain; I will lay me down to bleed a while. Then I’ll rise and fight again.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fight Myself Rise Wound
Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
JOHN DRYDEN

Body Break Preservation Shame Spirit
None are so busy as the fool and the knave.
JOHN DRYDEN

Busy Fools
Every language is so full of its own proprieties that what is beautiful in one is often barbarous, nay, sometimes nonsense, in another.
JOHN DRYDEN

Beautiful Language Oneself
What passion cannot music raise and quell!
JOHN DRYDEN

Music Passion Raise
We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
JOHN DRYDEN

Character Habit Inspirational Nature Ourselves
Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.
JOHN DRYDEN

Bound Divison Greatness Intelligence Mad
Those who write ill, and they who ne’er durst write, Turn critics out of mere revenge and spite.
JOHN DRYDEN

Criticism Revenge Writing
Old as I am, for ladies’ love unfit, The power of beauty I remember yet.
JOHN DRYDEN

Myself Old Power Remember
Silence in times of suffering is the best.
JOHN DRYDEN

Best Silence Suffering Time
When a man’s life is under debate, The judge can ne’er too long deliberate.
JOHN DRYDEN

Judgement Life Man
Treason is greatest where trust is greatest.
JOHN DRYDEN

Greatness Treason Trust

War seldom enters but where wealth allures.

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