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There is no bounty to be showed to such As have real goodness: Bounty is A spice of virtue; and what virtuous act Can take effect on them that have no power Of equal habitude to apprehend it?

Ben Jonson

Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
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Faces Home House
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
Minds that are great and free, should not on fortune pause: ‘Tis crown enough to virtue still, her own applause.
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Applause Crowns Mind Virtue
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
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Anarchy Drinking Thinking
As it is a great point of art, when our matter requires it, to enlarge and veer out all sail, so to take it in and contract it is of no less praise when the argument doth ask it.
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Art Ask Matter Praise Style
Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.
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Disease Mean Music
Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
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May Poetry War
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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Change Men Want Welcome
To struggle when hope is banished! To live when life’s salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that’s vanished- To endure, and go calmly on!
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Dream Life Struggle Vanish
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
BEN JONSON

Good Ready Writing

There is no bounty to be showed to such As have real goodness: Bounty is A spice of virtue; and what virtuous act Can take effect on them that have no power Of equal habitude to apprehend it?

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