Robert Dodsley quotes
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“One kind kiss before we part, Drop a tear and bid adieu; Though we sever, my fond heart Till we meet shall pant for you.”
-- Robert DodsleySource : Robert Dodsley (1797). “The Poetical Works of Robert Dodsley. With the Life of the Author ... Embellished with Superb Engravings”, p.101
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“The tears of the compassionate are sweeter than dewdrops falling from roses on the bosom of the earth. Shut not thine ear, therefore, against the cries of the poor, neither harden thine heart against the calamities of the innocent.”
-- Robert DodsleySource : Robert Dodsley, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (1795). “The Œconomy of Human Life: Translated from an Indian Manuscript, Written by an Ancient Bramin. To which is Prefixed, an Account of the Manner in which the Said Manuscript was Discovered. In a Letter from an English Gentleman Now Residing in China to the Earl of E****..”, p.48
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“The wise maketh every thing the means of advantage; and with the same countenance beholdeth he all the faces of fortune: he governeth the good, he conquereth the evil; he is unmov'd in all. Presume not in prosperity, neither despair thou in adversity.”
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“To endeavor all one's days to fortify one's mind with learning and philosophy, is to spend so much in armor that one has nothing left to defend.”
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“The delights of lust terminate in languishment and dejection; the object thou burnest for nauseates with satiety, and no sooner hadst thou possessed it, but thou wert weary of its presence.”
-- Robert Dodsley
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Source : A. B. Simpson (2010). “When God Steps In: Divine Resources for Life's Situations”, p.4, Moody Publishers
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“No matter how strong a condom is, it won't protect you from a broken heart.”
Source : A. C. Green (1994). “Victory”, Creation House
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“Once you come and see Kiss, you either love us or you hate us.”
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