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Tis no sin love’s fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes accounted been.
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Fruit Sweet Taken
Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.
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Fortune Men
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
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Father Men Parent
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
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Greatness Mind Scorn Watches
Man and wife make one fool.
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Marriage Men Wife
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
Cut Men’s throats with whisperings.
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Cutting Men Whispering
A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.
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Good Loss Men Rise
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
How Fortune piles her sports when she begins to practise them!
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Fortune Practise Sports
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
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once
Calumnies are answered best with silence.
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Advice Silence

In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.

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