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Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.

Ben Jonson

Princes that would their people should do well Must at themselves begin, as at the head; For men, by their example, pattern out Their limitations, and regard of laws: A virtuous court a world to virtue draws.
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Example Law Men Patteren People
Well, as he brews, so shall he drink.
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Beer Drink Wells
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Book Looks Reader
Language most shows a man; speak that I may see thee; it springs out of the most retired and inmost parts of us, and is the image of the parent of it, the mind. No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Spring
Many punishments sometimes, and in some cases, as much discredit a prince as many funerals a physician.
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Funeral Physicians Punishment
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
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Eye Government Letter
As it is a great point of art, when our matter requires it, to enlarge and veer out all sail, so to take it in and contract it is of no less praise when the argument doth ask it.
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Art Ask Matter Praise Style
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.
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Orators Oratory Poet
I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand.
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Answer Lines Mention Penend Player Writing
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men
You are not now to think what’s best to do, As in beginnings, but what must be done, Being thus enter’d; and slip no advantage That may secure you. Let them call it mischief; When it is past, and prosper’d , ’twill be virtue.
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Mischief Past Virtue
Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
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Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace

Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.

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Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.

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