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Ben Jonson

Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
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Fear Hell No Prisoner
It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.
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Ears Speak Understanding
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
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Beast Fats Mischief
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
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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Bird Kings Poet
Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.
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Looks Meaning Weigh
And where she went, the flowers took thickest root, As she had sow’d them with her odorous foot.
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Feet Flower Roots
Blueness doth express trueness.
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Color Trueness
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
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Boys Mean Money
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
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Mind Punishment Vices
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
Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.
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Men Teaching Wise
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing
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
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession

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