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None but the brave deserve the fair.

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
I’m a little wounded, but I am not slain; I will lay me down to bleed a while. Then I’ll rise and fight again.
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Fight Myself Rise Wound
Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes… Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.
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Dreams Forget Forward Mindset Time
Merit challenges envy.
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Advantage Jealous One Liner
Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts.
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Confidence Fact Known
Love is not in our choice but in our fate.
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Choice Fate Love
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age.
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Absence Age Love Time
And that the Scriptures, though not everywhere Free from corruption, or entire, or clear, Are uncorrupt, sufficient, clear, entire In all things which our needful faith require.
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Corruption Faith Freedom Need Scripture Sufficient
Words are but pictures of our thoughts.
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Ourselves Photograph Thinking Word
Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
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Race Run Swift Time
The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.
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Gift Heaven Liberty Life Love
None but the brave deserve the fair.
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Brave Deserve Fair
The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.
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Himself Man Son Treat
Deathless laurel is the victor’s due.
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Death Due
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong
What passion cannot music raise and quell!
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Music Passion Raise

None but the brave deserve the fair.

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