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Freedom doth with degree dispense.

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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.
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Men Popularity Slave
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
Whosoever loves not picture is injurious to truth, and all the wisdom of poetry. Picture is the invention of heaven, the most ancient and most akin to nature. It is itself a silent work, and always one and the same habit.
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Ancient Heaven Silent
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I’ll not look for wine.
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Food Romantic Wine
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life
All concord’s born of contraries.
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Born Contradiction Contrary
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
If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick
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Illness Neurosis Sick
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
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Father Men Parent
When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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Enemy Grief Men
Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, And age from that which bred it, good example.
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Age Example Fallen Good Youth
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Art Fool Inspirational
A good poet’s made as well as born.
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Born Made Poet
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
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Heaven Prayer Praying
Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.
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Envy Honor Two

Freedom doth with degree dispense.

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