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For he that once is good, is ever great.

Ben Jonson

You learn nothing about someone by the way they win the fight, you learn everything about the way they lose and keep coming back.
BEN JONSON

Art Fighting Winning
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
BEN JONSON

Court Deny Mistress
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.
BEN JONSON

Home Stills Wanderers
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
BEN JONSON

Evil Knows Suspect
As it is a great point of art, when our matter requires it, to enlarge and veer out all sail, so to take it in and contract it is of no less praise when the argument doth ask it.
BEN JONSON

Art Ask Matter Praise Style
The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.
BEN JONSON

Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
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.
BEN JONSON

Mischief Past Virtue
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet
What excellent fools religion makes of men.
BEN JONSON

Men Religion Religious
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
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Heaven Prayer Praying
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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Heart Hypocrisy Spread
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
BEN JONSON

Relax Reputation Ruins
Prevent your day at morning.
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Day Morning Prevent
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

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