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True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.

Ben Jonson

It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
BEN JONSON

Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
BEN JONSON

Men Money
Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.
BEN JONSON

Boast Fall Pieces Wise
Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.
BEN JONSON

Fortune Men
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
BEN JONSON

Hate Honor Men Time
Tis no sin love’s fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes accounted been.
BEN JONSON

Fruit Sweet Taken
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
BEN JONSON

Gratitude Men Needs
The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.
BEN JONSON

Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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Change Men Want Welcome
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
BEN JONSON

Care Cat Sorrow
Fortune, that favors fools.
BEN JONSON

Favors Fool Fortune
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
BEN JONSON

Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
And where she went, the flowers took thickest root, As she had sow’d them with her odorous foot.
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Feet Flower Roots
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
BEN JONSON

Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet

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