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How ready is heaven to those that pray!

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In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
BEN JONSON

Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
BEN JONSON

Court Deny Mistress
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
BEN JONSON

Fall Love Stars
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
BEN JONSON

Communication Motivational Wise
It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.
BEN JONSON

Ears Speak Understanding
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
BEN JONSON

Long Pleasure Treasure
[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
BEN JONSON

Conceited English Plain Play
The way to rise is to obey and please.
BEN JONSON

Please Success Way
True gladness doth not always speak; joy, bred and born but in the tongue, is weak.
BEN JONSON

Joy Speak Tongue
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
BEN JONSON

Sounded Swelling Use Words
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
BEN JONSON

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.
BEN JONSON

Done Noble Person Wrong
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
BEN JONSON

Live Pride Short
He was not of an age, but for all time!
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Age Time
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
BEN JONSON

Heart Hypocrisy Spread
A good dog deserves a good bone.
BEN JONSON

Bones Canine Dog

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