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O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.

Ben Jonson

It is the highest of earthly honors to be descended from the great and good. They alone cry out against a noble ancestry who have none of their own.
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Ancestry Honor Noble
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
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Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing
Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.
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Good Man Heaven Men
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
All concord’s born of contraries.
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Born Contradiction Contrary
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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Change Men Want Welcome
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
I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
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Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
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Anarchy Drinking Thinking
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
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Fear Men Passion
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words

O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.

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