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

Ben Jonson

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
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Communication Motivational Wise
… the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle.
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Anchors Needs Sea
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
Follow a shadow, it still flies you, Seem to fly, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you. Say are not women truly, then, Styled but the shadows of us men?
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Men Mistress Shadow
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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Change Men Want Welcome
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
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Affected Eloquence Foolish
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession
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
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
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False Giving News True
Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, And age from that which bred it, good example.
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Age Example Fallen Good Youth
Aristotle was the first accurate critic and truest judge nay, the greatest philosopher the world ever had; for he noted the vices of all knowledges, in all creatures, and out of many men’s perfections in a science he formed still one Art.
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Art Judging Men
Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.
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Book Faithful May
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander

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

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