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

Ben Jonson

Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
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Discourse Harsh Speech
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
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Father Men Parent
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
Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.
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Half Heaven Venture
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast, Still to be powder’d, all perfum’d. Lady, it is to be presumed, Though art’s hid causes are not found, All is not sweet, all is not sound.
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Art Causes Drest Near Sweet
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
… the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle.
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Anchors Needs Sea
Princes that would their people should do well Must at themselves begin, as at the head; For men, by their example, pattern out Their limitations, and regard of laws: A virtuous court a world to virtue draws.
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Example Law Men Patteren People
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short
Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.
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Looks Meaning Weigh
As it is a great point of art, when our matter requires it, to enlarge and veer out all sail, so to take it in and contract it is of no less praise when the argument doth ask it.
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Art Ask Matter Praise Style
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
All concord’s born of contraries.
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Born Contradiction Contrary
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing

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

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