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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.

Ben Jonson

In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
Prevent your day at morning.
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Day Morning Prevent
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
My thoughts and I were of another world.
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Another World Thoughts
The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
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Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
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Affected Eloquence Foolish
Let argument bear no unmusical sound.
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Argument Bears Sound
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul
Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy To see how plump my bags are and my barns.
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Home Joy
Men that talk of their own benefits are not believed to talk of them because they have done them, but to have done them because they might talk of them.
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Benefits Done Men
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
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
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Men Silence Speech

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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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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