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Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought.

Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought.

John Dryden
Perfection, Needs, Impossible
John Dryden (1870). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden”, p.604

Want is a bitter and a hateful good, Because its virtues are not understood; Yet many things, impossible to thought, Have been by need to full perfection brought. The daring of the soul proceeds from thence, Sharpness of wit, and active diligence; Prudence at once, and fortitude it gives; And, if in patience taken, mends our lives.

John Dryden
Taken, Giving, Perfection
John Dryden (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of John Dryden (Illustrated)”, p.504, Delphi Classics

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