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I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.

Ben Jonson

To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style.
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Exercise Men Writing
The burnt child dreads the fire.
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Children Dread Fire
He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.
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Honesty Vulgar
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
That I might live alone once with my gold! O, ’tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it when his father cheats him, Brother, or friend, or wife. O wondrous pelf! That which makes all men false, is true itself.
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Alone Brother Companions Money Sweet
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.
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Men Teaching Wise
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
Indeed there’s a woundy luck in names.
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Indeed Luck Names Woundy
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
Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.
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Boast Fall Pieces Wise
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
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Eye Government Letter
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
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
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Frail Memories Mind

I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.

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I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.

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