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The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.

Ben Jonson

Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, And age from that which bred it, good example.
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Age Example Fallen Good Youth
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
Force works on servile natures, not the free.
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Force Free Nature Servile
As it is a great point of art, when our matter requires it, to enlarge and veer out all sail, so to take it in and contract it is of no less praise when the argument doth ask it.
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Art Ask Matter Praise Style
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
Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.
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Disease Mean Music
Success hath made me wanton.
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Hath Made Success Wanton
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
No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Speech
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
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Mind Punishment Vices
Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.
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Good Man Heaven Men
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure

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