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Many punishments sometimes, and in some cases, as much discredit a prince as many funerals a physician.

Ben Jonson

The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
BEN JONSON

Dignity Life Losing
Many punishments sometimes, and in some cases, as much discredit a prince as many funerals a physician.
BEN JONSON

Funeral Physicians Punishment
You are not now to think what’s best to do, As in beginnings, but what must be done, Being thus enter’d; and slip no advantage That may secure you. Let them call it mischief; When it is past, and prosper’d , ’twill be virtue.
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Mischief Past Virtue
If all you boast of your great art be true; Sure, willing poverty lives most in you.
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Art Being Poverty True
Our whole life is like a play.
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Life Play Whole
The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
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Evil Hate Men Oppress
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
Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
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Home Stills Wanderers
Tell troth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.
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Boast Fall Pieces Wise
The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.
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Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
I now think, Love is rather deaf, than blind, For else it could not be, That she, Whom I adore so much, should so slight me, And cast my love behind.
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Blind Love Slight Thinking
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.
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Orators Oratory Poet
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
It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
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Giving Men Virtue

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