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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.

Ben Jonson

The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
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
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks
True gladness doth not always speak; joy, bred and born but in the tongue, is weak.
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Joy Speak Tongue
Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while you have it, use your breath; There is no drinking after death.
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Drinking Sorrow Use
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
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Passion Spiritual Understanding
Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
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Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
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
Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means.
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Mean Remembrance Rich World
Art hath an enemy call’d ignorance .
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Art Enemy Ignorance
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
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False Giving News True
Prevent your day at morning.
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Day Morning Prevent
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet
I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
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Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
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.
BEN JONSON

Ancient Heaven Silent
It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
BEN JONSON

Giving Men Virtue

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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