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I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.

Ben Jonson

Popular men, They must create strange monsters, and then quell them, To make their arts seem something.
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Art Men Monsters
I have been at my book; and am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honour and reputation
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Education Inspirational Past
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
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Evil Knows Suspect
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I’ll not look for wine.
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Food Romantic Wine
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.
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Ears Speak Understanding
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men
Were Guilt is, Rage and Courage doth abound.
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Guilt Guilty Shame
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.
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Book Faithful May
I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.
BEN JONSON

Action Calumny Watches
Confound these ancestors… They’ve stolen our best ideas!
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Funny Humor Ideas
Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.
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Past Winning Years
Blueness doth express trueness.
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Color Trueness
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
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Fear Men Passion

I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.

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