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

Ben Jonson

Silence in woman is like speech in man.
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Men Silence Speech
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
Your highest female grace is silence.
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Female Grace Silence
Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
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May Poetry War
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature.
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Done Noble Person Wrong
[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
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Conceited English Plain Play
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
Success hath made me wanton.
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Hath Made Success Wanton
We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
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Fashion Quality Women
Out of clothes out of countenance, out of countenance out of wit.
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Clothes Countenance Wit
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet

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