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He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.

Ben Jonson

A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
If men will impartially, and not asquint, look toward the offices and function of a poet, they will easily conclude to themselves the impossibility of any man’s being a good poet without first being a good man.
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Good Man Men Office
We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
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Fashion Quality Women
I have discovered that a famed familiarity in great ones is a note of certain usurpation on the less; for great and popular men feign themselves to be servants to others to make those slaves to them.
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Men Popularity Slave
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
Cut Men’s throats with whisperings.
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Cutting Men Whispering
Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
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Faces Home House
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
Truth is man’s proper good, and the only immortal thing was given to our mortality to use.
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Men Truth Use
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short
Our whole life is like a play.
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Life Play Whole
Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.
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Good Man Heaven Men
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
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Hate Honor Men Time
The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
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Evil Hate Men Oppress
No man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Easily May Men Taught Wise

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