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

Ben Jonson

Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.
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Good Man Heaven Men
Your highest female grace is silence.
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Female Grace Silence
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
BEN JONSON

Birthday Praying Return
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
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Discourse Harsh Speech
Where dost thou careless lie, Buried in ease and sloth? Knowledge that sleeps, doth die; And this security, It is the common moth, That eats on wits and arts, and oft destroys them both.
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Art Common Lying Security Sleep
Well, as he brews, so shall he drink.
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Beer Drink Wells
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
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.
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Men Teaching Wise
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
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Eye Government Letter
It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.
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Art Giving Lying
The burnt child dreads the fire.
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Children Dread Fire
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
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
BEN JONSON

June Life Perfect Summer
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
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Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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Heart Hypocrisy Spread
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant

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