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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. – John Dryden

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For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs only to be seen. – John Dryden

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He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him. – John Dryden

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Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone. – John Dryden

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