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Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!

Ben Jonson

Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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Heart Hypocrisy Spread
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
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Faces Home House
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men
Whosoever loves not picture is injurious to truth, and all the wisdom of poetry. Picture is the invention of heaven, the most ancient and most akin to nature. It is itself a silent work, and always one and the same habit.
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Ancient Heaven Silent
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
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
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
Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.
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Men Teaching Wise
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
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
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
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
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
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Cup Drinking Men
Language most shows a man; speak that I may see thee; it springs out of the most retired and inmost parts of us, and is the image of the parent of it, the mind. No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Spring
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet

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