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Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.

Ben Jonson

Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.
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Good Man Heaven Men
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
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Fear Hell No Prisoner
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
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
A new disease? I know not, new or old, but it may well be called poor mortals plague for, like a pestilence, it doth infect the houses of the brain till not a thought, or motion, in the mind, be free from the black poison of suspect.
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Black Brain House
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant
Aristotle was the first accurate critic and truest judge nay, the greatest philosopher the world ever had; for he noted the vices of all knowledges, in all creatures, and out of many men’s perfections in a science he formed still one Art.
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Art Judging Men
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
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
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Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
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
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men

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