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The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils.

John Dryden

There’s a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.
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Gift Modesty Proud Time
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
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Himself Scene
Secret guilt is by silence revealed.
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Guilty Reveal Secret Silence
The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
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Act Generous Greatness Pleasure Secret
Thus, while the mute creation downward bend Their sight, and to their earthly mother ten, Man looks aloft; and with erected eyes Beholds his own hereditary skies.
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Creation Earth Eyes Man Mom Sky Soft
Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!
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Fury Revenge See
An hour will come, with pleasure to relate Your sorrows past, as benefits of Fate.
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Benefit Fate Pleasure Relate Sorrow Time
Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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Courage Growth Heart
The conscience of a people is their power.
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Conscience People Power
And plenty makes us poor.
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Poor
When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.
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Cheating Favor Fools Hope Life
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
All empire is no more than power in trust.
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Empire Power Trust
If the faults of men in orders are only to be judged among themselves, they are all in some sort parties; for, since they say the honour of their order is concerned in every member of it, how can we be sure that they will be impartial judges?
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Honor Judgement Man Member Mistake Order
Plots, true or false, are necessary things, To raise up commonwealths and ruin kings.
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Fake King Necessary Ruin True
They first condemn that first advised the ill.
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Advise Sick

The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils.

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