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He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

Ben Jonson

Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.
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Past Winning Years
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
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Court Deny Mistress
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
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Evil Hate Men Oppress
Let argument bear no unmusical sound.
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Argument Bears Sound
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
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
The burnt child dreads the fire.
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Children Dread Fire
For whose sake, henceforth, all his vows be such, As what he loves may never like too much.
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Love May Sake
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short
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
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
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Fear Men Passion
The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.
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Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
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Affected Eloquence Foolish

He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

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