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He trudged along unknowing what he sought,And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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Fool, not to know that love endures no tie,And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
John Dryden
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Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.
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I have found, by trial, Homer a more pleasing task than Virgil (though I say not the translation will be less laborious); for the Grecian is more according to my genius, than the Latin poet.
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Second thoughts, they say, are best.
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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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Thespis, the first professor of our art,At country wakes sung ballads from a cart.
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The sword within the scabbard keep,And let mankind agree.
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Whatever is, is in its causes just.
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Words are but pictures of our thoughts.
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It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence.
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Of ancient race by birth, but nobler yetIn his own worth.
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And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.
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And that one hunting, which the Devil design'dFor one fair female, lost him half the kind.
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Be kind to my remains; and oh defend,Against your judgment, your departed friend!
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A brave man scorns to quarrel once a day;Like Hectors in at every petty fray.
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Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.
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The Famous Rules which the French call, Des Trois Unités, or, The Three Unities, which ought to be observ'd in every Regular Play; namely, of Time, Place, and Action.
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Large was his wealth, but larger was his heart.
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Possess your soul with patience.
John Dryden