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True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

Ben Jonson

Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.
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Good Man Heaven Men
What excellent fools religion makes of men.
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Men Religion Religious
Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.
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Good Time Illustrate Men Stars
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
Force works on servile natures, not the free.
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Force Free Nature Servile
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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Change Men Want Welcome
I have been at my book; and am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honour and reputation
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Education Inspirational Past
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing
No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Speech
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Art Fool Inspirational
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
… the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle.
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Anchors Needs Sea
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant
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

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