John Dryden

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"Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide."	Art, Excellence, Lies
"Death in itself is nothing; but we fear To be we know not what, we know not where."	Death, Fear, Knowledge
"How can finite grasp infinity?"	Miscellaneous
"The gates of Hell are open night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way; But, to return, and view the cheerful skies; In this, the task and mighty labor lies."	Lies, Time
"Look around the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or knowing it, pursue."	Ability, Evil, Habits
"Beware the fury of a patient man!"	Men, Military, Patience
"Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain."	Change, Desires, Men
"Pains of love be sweeter far Than all other pleasures are."	Love
"A mob is the scum that rises upmost when the nation boils."	Miscellaneous
"You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked through the water."	Love
"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 liv'd today.'"	Happiness, Joy, Life
"We first make our habits, and then our habits make us."	Habits
"And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm."	Military, Virtue, War

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