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Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.

Ben Jonson

A new disease? I know not, new or old, but it may well be called poor mortals plague for, like a pestilence, it doth infect the houses of the brain till not a thought, or motion, in the mind, be free from the black poison of suspect.
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Black Brain House
Force works on servile natures, not the free.
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Force Free Nature Servile
Your highest female grace is silence.
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Female Grace Silence
Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.
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Half Heaven Venture
When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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Enemy Grief Men
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
Success hath made me wanton.
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Hath Made Success Wanton
Indeed there’s a woundy luck in names.
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Indeed Luck Names Woundy
[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
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Conceited English Plain Play
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.
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Fortune Men
Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.
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Men Teaching Wise
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
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Guilt Terrible Things
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
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.
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Boast Fall Pieces Wise
Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.
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Good Time Illustrate Men Stars

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