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Force works on servile natures, not the free.

Ben Jonson

True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
For whose sake, henceforth, all his vows be such, As what he loves may never like too much.
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Love May Sake
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
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Giving Men Virtue
All concord’s born of contraries.
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Born Contradiction Contrary
For they have the authority of years, and out of their intermission do win to themselves a kind of grace-like newness. But the eldest of the present, and newest of the past Language, is the best.
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Intermission Newest Present Themselves
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
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Court Deny Mistress
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Art Fool Inspirational
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
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
To struggle when hope is banished! To live when life’s salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that’s vanished- To endure, and go calmly on!
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Dream Life Struggle Vanish

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