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It is the highest of earthly honors to be descended from the great and good. They alone cry out against a noble ancestry who have none of their own.
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Ancestry Honor Noble
No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.
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Morning Regret Simple
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
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Evil Knows Suspect
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
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Beast Fats Mischief
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
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Cup Drinking Men
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks
Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means.
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Mean Remembrance Rich World
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
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False Giving News True
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.
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Aspersion Choose Good Journey Men
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
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Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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Change Men Want Welcome
A new disease? I know not, new or old, but it may well be called poor mortals plague for, like a pestilence, it doth infect the houses of the brain till not a thought, or motion, in the mind, be free from the black poison of suspect.
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Black Brain House
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
Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.
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Past Winning Years
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander
Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
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Home Stills Wanderers
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
Ods me I marle what pleasure or felicity they have in taking their roguish tobacco. It is good for nothing but to choke a man, and fill him full of smoke and embers.
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Cigarette Smoke Men Smoking
All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites.
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Little Wise World
A good king is a public servant.
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Good King Kings Servant
I now think, Love is rather deaf, than blind, For else it could not be, That she, Whom I adore so much, should so slight me, And cast my love behind.
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Blind Love Slight Thinking
Minds that are great and free, should not on fortune pause: ‘Tis crown enough to virtue still, her own applause.
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Applause Crowns Mind Virtue
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
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Heaven Prayer Praying
Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.
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Good Man Heaven Men

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