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Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink

Ben Jonson

Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
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Frail Memories Mind
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
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Discourse Harsh Speech
If men will impartially, and not asquint, look toward the offices and function of a poet, they will easily conclude to themselves the impossibility of any man’s being a good poet without first being a good man.
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Good Man Men Office
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
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing
I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand.
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Answer Lines Mention Penend Player Writing
The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins.
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Men Smoking
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
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
Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.
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Book Faithful May
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
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Passion Spiritual Understanding
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
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Eye Government Letter
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.
BEN JONSON

Aspersion Choose Good Journey Men
Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
BEN JONSON

Care Cat Sorrow

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