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A good life is a main argument.

Ben Jonson

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
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
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Hate Honor Men Time
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
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Mind Punishment Vices
Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
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Home Stills Wanderers
Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast, Still to be powder’d, all perfum’d. Lady, it is to be presumed, Though art’s hid causes are not found, All is not sweet, all is not sound.
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Art Causes Drest Near Sweet
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, But worthily, and by selected ways, He undertakes with reason, not by chance. His valor is the salt t’ his other virtues, They’re all unseason’d without it.
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Men Salt Way
That old bald cheater, Time.
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Bald Cheater Old Time
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
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Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
Well, as he brews, so shall he drink.
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Beer Drink Wells
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
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Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep
No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Speech
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.
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Honesty Vulgar

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