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Cut Men’s throats with whisperings.

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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
I do honor the very flea of his dog.
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Dog Hero Honor
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
Confound these ancestors… They’ve stolen our best ideas!
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Funny Humor Ideas
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
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
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Passion Spiritual Understanding
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
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
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Beast Flattery Tyrant
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
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
Success hath made me wanton.
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Hath Made Success Wanton
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
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Fashion Quality Women
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
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

Cut Men’s throats with whisperings.

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