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I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.

Ben Jonson

You learn nothing about someone by the way they win the fight, you learn everything about the way they lose and keep coming back.
BEN JONSON

Art Fighting Winning
I have discovered that a famed familiarity in great ones is a note of certain usurpation on the less; for great and popular men feign themselves to be servants to others to make those slaves to them.
BEN JONSON

Men Popularity Slave
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life
Art hath an enemy call’d ignorance .
BEN JONSON

Art Enemy Ignorance
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
BEN JONSON

Leadership May Men
Minds that are great and free, should not on fortune pause: ‘Tis crown enough to virtue still, her own applause.
BEN JONSON

Applause Crowns Mind Virtue
If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick
BEN JONSON

Illness Neurosis Sick
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
BEN JONSON

Men Silence Speech
Tis no sin love’s fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes accounted been.
BEN JONSON

Fruit Sweet Taken
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
BEN JONSON

Degree Dispense Freedom
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.
BEN JONSON

Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
BEN JONSON

Men Money
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.
BEN JONSON

Ambition Conscience Law Rebel Self Soul
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
BEN JONSON

Infinite Men Soul
Success hath made me wanton.
BEN JONSON

Hath Made Success Wanton

I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.

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