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When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.

Ben Jonson

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
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
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Discourse Harsh Speech
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
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Anarchy Drinking Thinking
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander
Our whole life is like a play.
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Life Play Whole
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
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Court Deny Mistress
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
Well, I will scourge those apes, And to these courteous eyes oppose a mirror, As large as is the stage whereon we act; Where they shall see the time’s deformity Anatomised in every nerve, and sinew, With constant courage, and contempt of fear.
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Act Apes Courage Eye Mirror Time
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet
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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Anxiety Care Possession
Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
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May Poetry War
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
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Fear Men Passion
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
Princes that would their people should do well Must at themselves begin, as at the head; For men, by their example, pattern out Their limitations, and regard of laws: A virtuous court a world to virtue draws.
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Example Law Men Patteren People
It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
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Giving Men Virtue
I have no urns, no dusty monuments; No broken images of ancestors, Wanting an ear, or nose; no forged tales Of long descents, to boast false honors from.
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Broken Honor Long
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
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Beast Flattery Tyrant

When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.

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