Such subtle covenants shall be made, Till peace itself is war in masquerade.

Such subtle covenants shall be made, Till peace itself is war in masquerade.

John Dryden
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Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought,Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught.The wise, for cure, on exercise depend;God never made his work for man to mend.

John Dryden, The critical and miscellaneous prose works of John Dryden, now first collected
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Thus like a Captive in an Isle confin'd,Man walks at large, a Pris'ner of the Mind

John Dryden, Four Plays by Dryden: The Conquest of Granada parts 1 and 2, Marriage-a-la-Mode, and The Assignation
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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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Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

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The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves.

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Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

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And plenty makes us poor.

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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.

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Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

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Forgiveness to the injured does belong but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.

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