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Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.

Ben Jonson

In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.
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Action Calumny Watches
You are not now to think what’s best to do, As in beginnings, but what must be done, Being thus enter’d; and slip no advantage That may secure you. Let them call it mischief; When it is past, and prosper’d , ’twill be virtue.
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Mischief Past Virtue
It strikes! one, two, Three, four, five, six. Enough, enough, dear watch, Thy pulse hath beat enough. Now sleep and rest; Would thou could’st make the time to do so too; I’ll wind thee up no more.
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Enough Pulse Sleep Time Wind
The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
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Evil Hate Men Oppress
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
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
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
Your highest female grace is silence.
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Female Grace Silence
The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
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 meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet
Men that talk of their own benefits are not believed to talk of them because they have done them, but to have done them because they might talk of them.
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Benefits Done Men

Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.

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