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They, who know no evil, will suspect none.

Ben Jonson

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.
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Home Stills Wanderers
Force works on servile natures, not the free.
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Force Free Nature Servile
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.
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Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
I do honor the very flea of his dog.
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Dog Hero Honor
Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.
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Affliction Person Prayer Wicked
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
Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
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Faces Home House
Opinion is a light, vain, crude, and imperfect thing.
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Imperfect Light Opinion Things
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
Well, as he brews, so shall he drink.
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Beer Drink Wells
Follow a shadow, it still flies you, Seem to fly, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you. Say are not women truly, then, Styled but the shadows of us men?
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Men Mistress Shadow
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
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Mind Punishment Vices

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