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A good life is a main argument.

Ben Jonson

Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
BEN JONSON

Court Deny Mistress
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
BEN JONSON

Live Pride Short
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?
BEN JONSON

Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
BEN JONSON

Eye Government Letter
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
BEN JONSON

Hate Hatred Ignorant
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
BEN JONSON

Beast Fats Mischief
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
BEN JONSON

Affected Eloquence Foolish
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.
BEN JONSON

Art Ask Matter Praise Style
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
BEN JONSON

Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
I see compassion may become a justice, though it be a weakness, I confess, and nearer a vice than a virtue.
BEN JONSON

Compassion Justice Weakness
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
BEN JONSON

Relax Reputation Ruins
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
BEN JONSON

Cup Drinking Men
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
BEN JONSON

Age Delight Soul Wonder
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
BEN JONSON

Sounded Swelling Use Words
Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.
BEN JONSON

Past Winning Years
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
BEN JONSON

Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit

A good life is a main argument.

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