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Silence in woman is like speech in man.

Ben Jonson

Tis no sin love’s fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes accounted been.
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Fruit Sweet Taken
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
BEN JONSON

Evil Knows Suspect
Fortune, that favors fools.
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Favors Fool Fortune
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
BEN JONSON

Men Silence 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
All concord’s born of contraries.
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Born Contradiction Contrary
Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.
BEN JONSON

Book Faithful May
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
BEN JONSON

Meat Swans Sweet
I now think, Love is rather deaf, than blind, For else it could not be, That she, Whom I adore so much, should so slight me, And cast my love behind.
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Blind Love Slight Thinking
Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
BEN JONSON

Frail Memories Mind
Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while you have it, use your breath; There is no drinking after death.
BEN JONSON

Drinking Sorrow Use
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
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
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
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
BEN JONSON

Disease Talking

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