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A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.

Ben Jonson

When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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Enemy Grief Men
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
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Heaven Prayer Praying
My thoughts and I were of another world.
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Another World Thoughts
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
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Discourse Harsh Speech
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
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Affected Eloquence Foolish
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.
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Aspersion Choose Good Journey Men
Well, I will scourge those apes, And to these courteous eyes oppose a mirror, As large as is the stage whereon we act; Where they shall see the time’s deformity Anatomised in every nerve, and sinew, With constant courage, and contempt of fear.
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Act Apes Courage Eye Mirror Time
Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
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Frail Memories Mind
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
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
Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumber at the helm, The very wind that wafts us tow’rds the port May dash us on the shoals. The steersman’s part Is vigilance, or blow it rough or smooth.
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Blow Slumber Wind
Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy To see how plump my bags are and my barns.
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Home Joy
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
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Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep
Let argument bear no unmusical sound.
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Argument Bears Sound
Our whole life is like a play.
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Life Play Whole
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

A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.

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