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

Ben Jonson

Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.
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Fortune Men
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumber at the helm, The very wind that wafts us tow’rds the port May dash us on the shoals. The steersman’s part Is vigilance, or blow it rough or smooth.
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Blow Slumber Wind
I know no disease of the soul but ignorance, a pernicious evil, the darkener of man’s life, the disturber of his reason, and common confounder of truth.
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Ignorance Men Science
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.
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Good Loss Men Rise
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells
Tell troth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
As it is a great point of art, when our matter requires it, to enlarge and veer out all sail, so to take it in and contract it is of no less praise when the argument doth ask it.
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Art Ask Matter Praise Style
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
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Discourse Harsh Speech
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom

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

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