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

John Dryden

Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.
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Cement Foundation Knowledge Society Truth
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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Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst
Hushed as midnight silence.
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One Liner Silence
Repartee is the soul of conversation.
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Conversation One Liner Soul
A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
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Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
As one that neither seeks, nor shuns his foe.
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Enemy One Liner Seek Shine
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
Men’s virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes.
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Crime Freedom Tax Virtue
Pity melts the mind to love.
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Love Mindset Pity
Much malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ.
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Infidelity Mysterious Thinking
Pity only on fresh objects stays, but with the tedious sight of woes decays.
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Fresh Object Pity Sight
The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature’s eye.
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Eyes Heaven Nature
The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils.
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Boil Nature Rise
At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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Hate Home Name Peace Soul
He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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Thinking Unknown Whistle
Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.
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Death Fear Known

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

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