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Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

John Dryden

O freedom, first delight of human kind!
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Delight Freedom Human Kind
Presence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
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Courage Mindset Presence Success
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
And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
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Plate Time Writing
All objects lose by too familiar a view.
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Familiar Lose Object View
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.
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Affection Goodness Grace Principal
When I consider life, ’tis all a cheat; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think tomorrow will repay. Tomorrow’s falser than the former day.
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Cheat Day False Fools Life
The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
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Death Man Thinking Virtue
Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.
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Erase Pain
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
But love’s a malady without a cure.
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Cure Love
Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.
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Authors Enthusiasm Expectation Truth
Of all the tyrannies on human kind the worst is that which persecutes the mind.
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Human Kind Mindset Worst
A good conscience is a port which is landlocked on every side, where no winds can possibly invade. There a man may not only see his own image, but that of his Maker, clearly reflected from the undisturbed waters.
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Conscience Goodness Image Man Reflection Water
Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
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Race Run Swift Time
Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
JOHN DRYDEN

Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

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Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

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