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Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.

Ben Jonson

Greatness of name, in the father, ofttimes helps not forth, but overwhelms the son: They stand too near one another. The shadow kills the growth.
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Father Greatness Son
Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
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Frail Memories Mind
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
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Mind Punishment Vices
Popular men, They must create strange monsters, and then quell them, To make their arts seem something.
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Art Men Monsters
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
Many punishments sometimes, and in some cases, as much discredit a prince as many funerals a physician.
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Funeral Physicians Punishment
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
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
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.
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Good Man Heaven Men
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 glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
My thoughts and I were of another world.
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Another World Thoughts
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
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short
Let argument bear no unmusical sound.
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Argument Bears Sound

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