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A happy genius is the gift of nature.

John Dryden

The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
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Death Man Thinking Virtue
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
Fool that I was, upon my eagle’s wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.
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Eagle Fools Mount Myself Wings
War seldom enters but where wealth allures.
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Seldom War Wealth
For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.
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Children Edge Fools Secret Tools
Parting is worse than death; it is death of love!
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Death Love Part Worst
He look’d in years, yet in his years were seen A youthful vigor, and autumnal green.
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Green Himself Youth
There is a proud modesty in merit.
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Advantage Modesty Proud
The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind’s great bribe.
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Act Generous Greatness Pleasure Secret
Riches cannot rescue from the grave, which claims alike the monarch and the slave.
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Claim Grave Rich Slave
Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.
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Brave Despair Happiness
A happy genius is the gift of nature.
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Genius Gift Happy Nature
Great souls forgive not injuries till time has put their enemies within their power, that they may show forgiveness is their own.
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Enemy Forgiveness Greatness Injury Power Soul Time
All delays are dangerous in war.
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Dangerous Delay War
For what can power give more than food and drink, To live at ease, and not be bound to think?
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Bound Drink Food Live Power Thinking
What, start at this! when sixty years have spread. Their grey experience o’er thy hoary head? Is this the all observing age could gain? Or hast thou known the world so long in vain?
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Age Empty Experience Known Start World

A happy genius is the gift of nature.

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