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All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites.

Ben Jonson

He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
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Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
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Beast Flattery Tyrant
For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style.
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Exercise Men Writing
No man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Easily May Men Taught Wise
When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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Enemy Grief Men
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession
Greatness of name, in the father, ofttimes helps not forth, but overwhelms the son: They stand too near one another. The shadow kills the growth.
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Father Greatness Son
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
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Guilt Terrible Things
How Fortune piles her sports when she begins to practise them!
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Fortune Practise Sports
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
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Acknowledge Ass Devil
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once

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