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Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.

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Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
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Cup Drinking Men
Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
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Care Cat Sorrow
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
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Eye Government Letter
Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
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Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
Let argument bear no unmusical sound.
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Argument Bears Sound
Calumnies are answered best with silence.
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Advice Silence
It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
BEN JONSON

Giving Men Virtue
Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
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Anarchy Drinking Thinking
Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
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May Poetry War
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
That I might live alone once with my gold! O, ’tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it when his father cheats him, Brother, or friend, or wife. O wondrous pelf! That which makes all men false, is true itself.
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Alone Brother Companions Money Sweet
That old bald cheater, Time.
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Bald Cheater Old Time
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
A good king is a public servant.
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Good King Kings Servant
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life

Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.

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