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Quote by John Dryden
So over violent, or over civil that every man with him was God or

So over violent, or over civil that every man with him was God or Devil. – John Dryden

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Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more if future fortunes were known before! – John Dryden

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Future
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John Dryden
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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. – John Dryden

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Beauty
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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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Mere human beings cant afford to be fanatical about anything. Not even about justice or loyalty. The fanatic for justice ends by murdering a million helpless people to clear a space for his law-courts. If we are to survive on this planet, there must be compromises. – Storm Jameson

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Fanaticism

Like other revolutionaries I can thank God for the reactionaries. They clarify the issue. – Robin G. Collingwood

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Fanaticism

A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case. – Finley Peter Dunne

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Fanaticism

Fervor is the weapon of choice of the impotent. – Frantz Fanon

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Vegas was something very close to me. I had such a blast doing that. Im still a little upset that we never really got to shoot that final episode. So many people were invested in it. Ill always be sad about that. – Josh Duhamel

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Very little is known about the War of 1812 because the Americans lost it. – Eric Nicol

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