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Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.

Ben Jonson

You are not now to think what’s best to do, As in beginnings, but what must be done, Being thus enter’d; and slip no advantage That may secure you. Let them call it mischief; When it is past, and prosper’d , ’twill be virtue.
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Mischief Past Virtue
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
It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature.
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Done Noble Person Wrong
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men
Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.
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Half Heaven Venture
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
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession
Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
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Care Cat Sorrow
Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.
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Affliction Person Prayer Wicked
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
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Fear Men Passion
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks
It is the highest of earthly honors to be descended from the great and good. They alone cry out against a noble ancestry who have none of their own.
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Ancestry Honor Noble
I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.
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Action Calumny Watches
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul

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