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Man and wife make one fool.

Ben Jonson

Guilt’s a terrible thing.
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Guilt Terrible Things
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
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Acknowledge Ass Devil
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
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Beast Flattery Tyrant
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
That I might live alone once with my gold! O, ’tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it when his father cheats him, Brother, or friend, or wife. O wondrous pelf! That which makes all men false, is true itself.
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Alone Brother Companions Money Sweet
Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
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Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
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Cup Drinking Men
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet
No man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Easily May Men Taught Wise
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
Wine it is the milk of Venus, And the poet’s horse accounted: Ply it and you all are mounted.
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Horse Plies Wine
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Book Looks Reader
Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
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Home Stills Wanderers

Man and wife make one fool.

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