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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.
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Enemy Grief Men
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet
A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, But worthily, and by selected ways, He undertakes with reason, not by chance. His valor is the salt t’ his other virtues, They’re all unseason’d without it.
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Men Salt Way
Money never made any man rich, but his mind. He that can order himself to the law of nature, is not only without the sense, but the fear of poverty.
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Law Men Mind Order Sense
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
For they have the authority of years, and out of their intermission do win to themselves a kind of grace-like newness. But the eldest of the present, and newest of the past Language, is the best.
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Intermission Newest Present Themselves
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
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Hate Honor Men Time
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
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Beast Flattery Tyrant
The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins.
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Men Smoking
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
Our whole life is like a play.
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Life Play Whole
Out of clothes out of countenance, out of countenance out of wit.
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Clothes Countenance Wit
Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.
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Fortune Men
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
If you succeed not, cast not away the quills yet, nor scratch the wainscot, beat not the poor desk, but bring all to the forge and file again; turn it new.
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Crafts Scratches Succeed
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
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Heaven Prayer Praying

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