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To struggle when hope is banished! To live when life’s salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that’s vanished- To endure, and go calmly on!

Ben Jonson

Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
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Court Deny Mistress
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
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Discourse Harsh Speech
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
BEN JONSON

Gratitude Men Needs
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
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Affected Eloquence Foolish
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
Tis no sin love’s fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes accounted been.
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Fruit Sweet Taken
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
Our whole life is like a play.
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Life Play Whole
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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Heart Hypocrisy Spread
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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Change Men Want Welcome
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
BEN JONSON

Good Ready Writing
We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
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Fashion Quality Women
Out of clothes out of countenance, out of countenance out of wit.
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Clothes Countenance Wit
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
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Greatness Mind Scorn Watches
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
BEN JONSON

Men Money

To struggle when hope is banished! To live when life’s salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that’s vanished- To endure, and go calmly on!

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