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The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.

Ben Jonson

It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.
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Art Giving Lying
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
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Guilt Terrible Things
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
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
BEN JONSON

Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.
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Envy Honor Two
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing
God wisheth none should wreck on a strange shelf: To him man’s dearer than to himself.
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Men Strange Wrecks
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
BEN JONSON

Greatness Mind Scorn Watches
Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
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Faces Home House
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
Tis no sin love’s fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes accounted been.
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Fruit Sweet Taken
Well, I will scourge those apes, And to these courteous eyes oppose a mirror, As large as is the stage whereon we act; Where they shall see the time’s deformity Anatomised in every nerve, and sinew, With constant courage, and contempt of fear.
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Act Apes Courage Eye Mirror Time
Thy praise or dispraise is to me alike; One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike.
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Praise Strikes Strokes
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life
If all you boast of your great art be true; Sure, willing poverty lives most in you.
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Art Being Poverty True

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