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Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.

Ben Jonson

It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.
BEN JONSON

Ears Speak Understanding
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant
A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.
BEN JONSON

Aspersion Choose Good Journey Men
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
He was not of an age, but for all time!
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Age Time
You learn nothing about someone by the way they win the fight, you learn everything about the way they lose and keep coming back.
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Art Fighting Winning
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
Well, as he brews, so shall he drink.
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Beer Drink Wells
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
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Heaven Prayer Praying
If all you boast of your great art be true; Sure, willing poverty lives most in you.
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Art Being Poverty True
I have discovered that a famed familiarity in great ones is a note of certain usurpation on the less; for great and popular men feign themselves to be servants to others to make those slaves to them.
BEN JONSON

Men Popularity Slave
Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
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Cup Drinking Men
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
For they have the authority of years, and out of their intermission do win to themselves a kind of grace-like newness. But the eldest of the present, and newest of the past Language, is the best.
BEN JONSON

Intermission Newest Present Themselves

Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.

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