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They, who know no evil, will suspect none.

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If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick
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Illness Neurosis Sick
Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
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May Poetry War
Our whole life is like a play.
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Life Play Whole
Were Guilt is, Rage and Courage doth abound.
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Guilt Guilty Shame
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
BEN JONSON

Evil Knows Suspect
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men
O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!
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Forget Sun Time
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
I now think, Love is rather deaf, than blind, For else it could not be, That she, Whom I adore so much, should so slight me, And cast my love behind.
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Blind Love Slight Thinking
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul
A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.
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Good Loss Men Rise
There is no bounty to be showed to such As have real goodness: Bounty is A spice of virtue; and what virtuous act Can take effect on them that have no power Of equal habitude to apprehend it?
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Real Spices Virtue
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant

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