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Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative. Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

John Dryden

What precious drops are those, Which silently each other’s track pursue, Bright as young diamonds in their faint dew?
JOHN DRYDEN

Dew Precious Pursue Track Young
Hushed as midnight silence.
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One Liner Silence
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
JOHN DRYDEN

Love Pain Pleasure
Trust on and think To-morrow will repay; To-morrow’s falser than the former day; Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest With some new Joys, cuts off what we possest.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fake Happiness Thinking Trust
Blown roses hold their sweetness to the last.
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Hold Last Sweet
All delays are dangerous in war.
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Dangerous Delay War
He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.
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Fountain Goodness Sense
We by art unteach what Nature taught.
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Art Nature Teaching
The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.
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Himself Man Son Treat
Politicians neither love nor hate.
JOHN DRYDEN

Hate Love Politics
As one that neither seeks, nor shuns his foe.
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Enemy One Liner Seek Shine
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Conscience Goodness Image Man Reflection Water
Pity only on fresh objects stays, but with the tedious sight of woes decays.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fresh Object Pity Sight
Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.
JOHN DRYDEN

Beautiful Dangerous Surface Way
Great souls forgive not injuries till time has put their enemies within their power, that they may show forgiveness is their own.
JOHN DRYDEN

Enemy Forgiveness Greatness Injury Power Soul Time
I never saw any good that came of telling truth.
JOHN DRYDEN

Goodness Myself Talk Truth

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