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Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

Ben Jonson

Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumber at the helm, The very wind that wafts us tow’rds the port May dash us on the shoals. The steersman’s part Is vigilance, or blow it rough or smooth.
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Blow Slumber Wind
The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.
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Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
The burnt child dreads the fire.
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Children Dread Fire
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
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Father Men Parent
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
All concord’s born of contraries.
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Born Contradiction Contrary
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
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False Giving News True
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
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Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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Change Men Want Welcome
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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Real Spices Virtue
That old bald cheater, Time.
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Bald Cheater Old Time
If men will impartially, and not asquint, look toward the offices and function of a poet, they will easily conclude to themselves the impossibility of any man’s being a good poet without first being a good man.
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Good Man Men Office

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