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Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.

Ben Jonson

No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Speech
Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, And age from that which bred it, good example.
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Age Example Fallen Good Youth
Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
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Faces Home House
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.
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Art Giving Lying
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
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
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.
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Morning Regret Simple
And where she went, the flowers took thickest root, As she had sow’d them with her odorous foot.
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Feet Flower Roots
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant
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
It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.
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Ears Speak Understanding
Cut Men’s throats with whisperings.
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Cutting Men Whispering
Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.
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Men Teaching Wise
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Book Looks Reader

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