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Calumnies are answered best with silence.

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
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
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Care Cat Sorrow
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul
Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.
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Good Time Illustrate Men Stars
Calumnies are answered best with silence.
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Advice Silence
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
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False Giving News True
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
No man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Easily May Men Taught Wise
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
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Beast Fats Mischief
I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
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Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
Blueness doth express trueness.
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Color Trueness
Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.
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Fortune Men
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
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Greatness Mind Scorn Watches

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