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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.

Ben Jonson

Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.
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Orators Oratory Poet
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.
BEN JONSON

Men Teaching Wise
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
A new disease? I know not, new or old, but it may well be called poor mortals plague for, like a pestilence, it doth infect the houses of the brain till not a thought, or motion, in the mind, be free from the black poison of suspect.
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Black Brain House
A good king is a public servant.
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Good King Kings Servant
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Book Looks Reader
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.
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Die Fall Flower Night Proportion
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy To see how plump my bags are and my barns.
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Home Joy
For they have the authority of years, and out of their intermission do win to themselves a kind of grace-like newness. But the eldest of the present, and newest of the past Language, is the best.
BEN JONSON

Intermission Newest Present Themselves

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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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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