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What excellent fools religion makes of men.

Ben Jonson

I now think, Love is rather deaf, than blind, For else it could not be, That she, Whom I adore so much, should so slight me, And cast my love behind.
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Blind Love Slight Thinking
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
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
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
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Beast Flattery Tyrant
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
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Father Men Parent
Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy To see how plump my bags are and my barns.
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Home Joy
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
Blueness doth express trueness.
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Color Trueness
A good poet’s made as well as born.
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Born Made Poet
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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Heart Hypocrisy Spread
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
Calumnies are answered best with silence.
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Advice Silence
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

What excellent fools religion makes of men.

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