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A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.

Ben Jonson

Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while you have it, use your breath; There is no drinking after death.
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Drinking Sorrow Use
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature.
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Done Noble Person Wrong
A good poet’s made as well as born.
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Born Made Poet
Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.
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Envy Honor Two
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Art Fool Inspirational
Blueness doth express trueness.
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Color Trueness
Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
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May Poetry War
I have no urns, no dusty monuments; No broken images of ancestors, Wanting an ear, or nose; no forged tales Of long descents, to boast false honors from.
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Broken Honor Long
It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.
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Art Giving Lying
Out of clothes out of countenance, out of countenance out of wit.
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Clothes Countenance Wit
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
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Guilt Terrible Things

A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.

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