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Prevent your day at morning.

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Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.
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Book Faithful May
Ambition, like a torrent, ne’er looks back; And is a swelling, and the last affection A high mind can put off; being both a rebel Unto the soul and reason, and enforceth All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature’s self.
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Ambition Conscience Law Rebel Self Soul
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
A good king is a public servant.
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Good King Kings Servant
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
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Acknowledge Ass Devil
Truth is man’s proper good, and the only immortal thing was given to our mortality to use.
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Men Truth Use
Whosoever loves not picture is injurious to truth, and all the wisdom of poetry. Picture is the invention of heaven, the most ancient and most akin to nature. It is itself a silent work, and always one and the same habit.
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Ancient Heaven Silent
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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Heart Hypocrisy Spread
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet
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
Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.
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Half Heaven Venture
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
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Fear Men Passion
For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style.
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Exercise Men Writing
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
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Hate Honor Men Time

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