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Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.

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He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells
Follow a shadow, it still flies you, Seem to fly, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you. Say are not women truly, then, Styled but the shadows of us men?
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Men Mistress Shadow
I see compassion may become a justice, though it be a weakness, I confess, and nearer a vice than a virtue.
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Compassion Justice Weakness
Tell troth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
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Conceited English Plain Play
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
Blueness doth express trueness.
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Color Trueness
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
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Acknowledge Ass Devil
A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.
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Aspersion Choose Good Journey Men
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
Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.
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Past Winning Years
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
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.
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