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Swift was the race, but short the time to run.

John Dryden

If by the people you understand the multitude, the hoi polloi, ’tis no matter what they think; they are sometimes in the right, sometimes in the wrong; their judgment is a mere lottery.
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Judgement People Thinking Understand Wrong
There is a proud modesty in merit.
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Advantage Modesty Proud
While I am compassed round With mirth, my soul lies hid in shades of grief, Whence, like the bird of night, with half-shut eyes, She peeps, and sickens at the sight of day.
JOHN DRYDEN

Day Eyes Round Shade Sight Soul
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
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Authority Better General Man Opinion Understand
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
Merit challenges envy.
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Advantage Jealous One Liner
More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
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Desire Hungry Liberty Store
If all the world be worth thy winning. / Think, oh think it worth enjoying: / Lovely Thaïs sits beside thee, / Take the good the gods provide thee.
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God Goodness Love Thinking World
Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts.
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Confidence Fact Known
Men’s virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes.
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Crime Freedom Tax Virtue
We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.
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Character Habit Inspirational Nature Ourselves
Beware of the fury of the patient man.
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Beware Man Patience
God never made his work for man to mend.
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God Man Mend Work
Dancing is the poetry of the foot.
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Dance Foot Poetry
And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
JOHN DRYDEN

Plate Time Writing

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