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Force works on servile natures, not the free.

Ben Jonson

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
God wisheth none should wreck on a strange shelf: To him man’s dearer than to himself.
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Men Strange Wrecks
Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.
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Book Faithful May
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
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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Bird Kings Poet
One woman reads another’s character Without the tedious trouble of deciphering
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Character Trouble Women
Our whole life is like a play.
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Life Play Whole
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
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Passion Spiritual Understanding
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
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Evil Knows Suspect
Ambition, like a torrent, ne’er looks back; And is a swelling, and the last affection A high mind can put off; being both a rebel Unto the soul and reason, and enforceth All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature’s self.
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Ambition Conscience Law Rebel Self Soul
Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
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Frail Memories Mind
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells

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