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When a man’s life is under debate, The judge can ne’er too long deliberate.

John Dryden

The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
JOHN DRYDEN

Death Man Thinking Virtue
Shakespeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatic poets;Jonson was theVirgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I love Shakespeare.
JOHN DRYDEN

Admire Drama Father Himself Home Poet Writing
When we view elevated ideas of Nature, the result of that view is admiration, which is always the cause of pleasure.
JOHN DRYDEN

Ideas Nature Pleasure View
Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
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Grace Strength
The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.
JOHN DRYDEN

Gift Heaven Liberty Life Love
None are so busy as the fool and the knave.
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Busy Fools
Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.
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Grace Known Order Place
Merit challenges envy.
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Advantage Jealous One Liner
O freedom, first delight of human kind!
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Delight Freedom Human Kind
By education most have been misled; So they believe, because they were bred. The priest continues where the nurse began, And thus the child imposes on the man.
JOHN DRYDEN

Believe Children Direction Education Lost Man
But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
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Numerous Talk Thinking
They live too long who happiness outlive.
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Happiness Live
Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.
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Erase Pain
I never saw any good that came of telling truth.
JOHN DRYDEN

Goodness Myself Talk Truth
Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people’s wrongs his own.
JOHN DRYDEN

Action Beautiful Fall Grace Himself People Wrong Youth
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
JOHN DRYDEN

Authority Better General Man Opinion Understand

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