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What excellent fools religion makes of men.
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Men Religion Religious
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
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites.
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Little Wise World
The burnt child dreads the fire.
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Children Dread Fire
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.
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Morning Regret Simple
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
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
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Communication Motivational Wise
Success hath made me wanton.
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Hath Made Success Wanton
Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.
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Looks Meaning Weigh
Where dost thou careless lie, Buried in ease and sloth? Knowledge that sleeps, doth die; And this security, It is the common moth, That eats on wits and arts, and oft destroys them both.
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Art Common Lying Security Sleep
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
Your highest female grace is silence.
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Female Grace Silence
Tell troth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth

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