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A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.

Ben Jonson

I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
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Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
Your highest female grace is silence.
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Female Grace Silence
A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.
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Aspersion Choose Good Journey Men
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
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
Follow a shadow, it still flies you, Seem to fly, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you. Say are not women truly, then, Styled but the shadows of us men?
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Men Mistress Shadow
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
My thoughts and I were of another world.
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Another World Thoughts
Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast, Still to be powder’d, all perfum’d. Lady, it is to be presumed, Though art’s hid causes are not found, All is not sweet, all is not sound.
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Art Causes Drest Near Sweet
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
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Acknowledge Ass Devil
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
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
Indeed there’s a woundy luck in names.
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Indeed Luck Names Woundy
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
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit

A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.

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