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Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.

Ben Jonson

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
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Mind Punishment Vices
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
Well, as he brews, so shall he drink.
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Beer Drink Wells
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
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Communication Motivational Wise
Aristotle was the first accurate critic and truest judge nay, the greatest philosopher the world ever had; for he noted the vices of all knowledges, in all creatures, and out of many men’s perfections in a science he formed still one Art.
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Art Judging Men
A good king is a public servant.
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Good King Kings Servant
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.
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Orators Oratory Poet
Success hath made me wanton.
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Hath Made Success Wanton
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Book Looks Reader
Were Guilt is, Rage and Courage doth abound.
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Guilt Guilty Shame
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
Ambition, like a torrent, ne’er looks back; And is a swelling, and the last affection A high mind can put off; being both a rebel Unto the soul and reason, and enforceth All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature’s self.
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Ambition Conscience Law Rebel Self Soul

Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.

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