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He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.

Ben Jonson

Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
BEN JONSON

Live Pride Short
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
BEN JONSON

Heaven Prayer Praying
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
BEN JONSON

Men Silence Speech
Peace is never more than one thought away.
BEN JONSON

Away Harmony More Peace
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
BEN JONSON

Relax Reputation Ruins
Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.
BEN JONSON

Men Teaching Wise
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
BEN JONSON

Evil Knows Suspect
If you succeed not, cast not away the quills yet, nor scratch the wainscot, beat not the poor desk, but bring all to the forge and file again; turn it new.
BEN JONSON

Crafts Scratches Succeed
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
BEN JONSON

Disease Talking
He threatens many that hath injured one.
BEN JONSON

Crime Injured Threaten
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
BEN JONSON

Boys Mean Money
Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
BEN JONSON

Home Stills Wanderers
All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites.
BEN JONSON

Little Wise World
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
BEN JONSON

Lines Sweat Writing
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
BEN JONSON

Friendship Happiness Positive
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
BEN JONSON

Anxiety Care Possession

He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.

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