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Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.

Ben Jonson

It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
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Greatness Mind Scorn Watches
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Art Fool Inspirational
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul
One woman reads another’s character Without the tedious trouble of deciphering
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Character Trouble Women
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
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
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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Bird Kings Poet
Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means.
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Mean Remembrance Rich World
Prevent your day at morning.
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Day Morning Prevent
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
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Passion Spiritual Understanding
I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand.
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Answer Lines Mention Penend Player Writing
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
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
You learn nothing about someone by the way they win the fight, you learn everything about the way they lose and keep coming back.
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Art Fighting Winning
Indeed there’s a woundy luck in names.
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Indeed Luck Names Woundy

Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.

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