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That I might live alone once with my gold! O, ’tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it when his father cheats him, Brother, or friend, or wife. O wondrous pelf! That which makes all men false, is true itself.

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He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means.
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Mean Remembrance Rich World
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
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
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
A good poet’s made as well as born.
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Born Made Poet
He was not of an age, but for all time!
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Age Time
It is the highest of earthly honors to be descended from the great and good. They alone cry out against a noble ancestry who have none of their own.
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Ancestry Honor Noble
I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
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Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men
Opinion is a light, vain, crude, and imperfect thing.
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Imperfect Light Opinion Things
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
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Passion Spiritual Understanding
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

That I might live alone once with my gold! O, ’tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it when his father cheats him, Brother, or friend, or wife. O wondrous pelf! That which makes all men false, is true itself.

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That I might live alone once with my gold! O, ’tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it when his father cheats him, Brother, or friend, or wife. O wondrous pelf! That which makes all men false, is true itself.

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