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Truth is child of time.

— John (dramatist) Ford

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  1. There's not a hair Sticks on my head but, like a leaden plummet, It sinks me to the grave: I must creep thither; The journey is not long.
  2. Love is dead; let lovers' eyes Locked in endless dreams Th' extreme of all extremes Ope no more, for now Love dies.
  3. Revenge proves its own executioner.
  4. He hath shook hands with time.
  5. Glories Of human greatness are but pleasing dreams, And shadows soon decaying.
  6. Nice philosophy May tolerate unlikely arguments, But heaven admits no jest.
  7. The joys of marriage are the heaven on earth, Life's paradise, great princess, the soul's quiet, Sinews of concord, earthly immortality, Et…
  8. I have spent Many a silent night in sighs and groans, Ran over all my thoughts, despised my fate, Reasoned against the reasons of my love, …

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Topics in this quote

  • time
  • truth
  • knowledge
  • patience

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