A happy genius is the gift of nature.
JOHN DRYDEN
JOHN DRYDEN
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He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
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John DrydenJohn Dryden Politicians neither love nor hate.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
John DrydenJohn Dryden As one that neither seeks, nor shuns his foe.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject’s sole prerogative.
John DrydenJohn Dryden More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.
John DrydenJohn Dryden God never made his work for man to mend.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Luxurious kings are to their people lost, They live like drones, upon the public cost.
John DrydenJohn Dryden There’s a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes… Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Repentance is but want of power to sin.
John DrydenJohn Dryden The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.
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Everything else should be a piece of cake. Feel good, feel happy, feel healthy, feel loved, feel abundant, feel creative, feel compassionate, feel knowledgeable, feel powerful.
Bashar al-AssadBashar al-Assad That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn’t about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it’s about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.
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William CowperWilliam Cowper Henceforth, we shall be happy to be a free citizen in an independent country.
Bao AiBao Ai The number one priority in life is to take care of yourself and make sure you’re happy.
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