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Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I’ll not look for wine.

Ben Jonson

The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
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Discourse Harsh Speech
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
Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
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May Poetry War
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant
True gladness doth not always speak; joy, bred and born but in the tongue, is weak.
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Joy Speak Tongue
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
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
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.
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Envy Honor Two
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
Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.
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Boast Fall Pieces Wise
Force works on servile natures, not the free.
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Force Free Nature Servile
The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession
Cut Men’s throats with whisperings.
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Cutting Men Whispering

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I’ll not look for wine.

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