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John Dryden

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
For all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain.
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Happiness Kind Man Sadness
Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
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Age Alone Enough Reason Strong Walk Youth
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
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Bold Fear Greatness Mask
Of all the tyrannies on human kind the worst is that which persecutes the mind.
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Human Kind Mindset Worst
None would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain; And, from the dregs of life, think to receive, What the first sprightly running could not give.
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Hope Life Live Pleasure Run Thinking
If by the people you understand the multitude, the hoi polloi, ’tis no matter what they think; they are sometimes in the right, sometimes in the wrong; their judgment is a mere lottery.
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Judgement People Thinking Understand Wrong
He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
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Creation Dew Greatness Himself Morning Spirit
Love is not in our choice but in our fate.
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Choice Fate Love
I never saw any good that came of telling truth.
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Goodness Myself Talk Truth
Riches cannot rescue from the grave, which claims alike the monarch and the slave.
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Claim Grave Rich Slave
For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.
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Art Miss Mistake Nature
There is a proud modesty in merit.
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Advantage Modesty Proud
More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
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Desire Hungry Liberty Store
Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
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Race Run Swift Time
All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
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Decay Monarch Obedience Subject

Griefs assured are felt before they come.

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