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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.

Ben Jonson

I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
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Father Men Parent
Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
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Faces Home House
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
I know no disease of the soul but ignorance, a pernicious evil, the darkener of man’s life, the disturber of his reason, and common confounder of truth.
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Ignorance Men Science
Art hath an enemy call’d ignorance .
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Art Enemy Ignorance
Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumber at the helm, The very wind that wafts us tow’rds the port May dash us on the shoals. The steersman’s part Is vigilance, or blow it rough or smooth.
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Blow Slumber Wind
Prevent your day at morning.
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Day Morning Prevent
Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
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Frail Memories Mind
One woman reads another’s character Without the tedious trouble of deciphering
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Character Trouble Women
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short
It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature.
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Done Noble Person Wrong
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
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander

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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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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