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The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.

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I have been at my book; and am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honour and reputation
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Education Inspirational Past
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
I have discovered that a famed familiarity in great ones is a note of certain usurpation on the less; for great and popular men feign themselves to be servants to others to make those slaves to them.
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Men Popularity Slave
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
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Court Deny Mistress
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
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.
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Home Stills Wanderers
Tell troth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Art Fool Inspirational
A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, But worthily, and by selected ways, He undertakes with reason, not by chance. His valor is the salt t’ his other virtues, They’re all unseason’d without it.
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Men Salt Way
To struggle when hope is banished! To live when life’s salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that’s vanished- To endure, and go calmly on!
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Dream Life Struggle Vanish
If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick
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Illness Neurosis Sick
No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Speech
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
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Boys Mean Money
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks
Ods me I marle what pleasure or felicity they have in taking their roguish tobacco. It is good for nothing but to choke a man, and fill him full of smoke and embers.
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Cigarette Smoke Men Smoking
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins

The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.

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