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Blueness doth express trueness.

Ben Jonson

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.
BEN JONSON

Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
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.
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Intermission Newest Present Themselves
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
BEN JONSON

Boys Mean Money
Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
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Frail Memories Mind
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
I know no disease of the soul but ignorance, a pernicious evil, the darkener of man’s life, the disturber of his reason, and common confounder of truth.
BEN JONSON

Ignorance Men Science
The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.
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Air Echoes Parted Sweet Thence
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
I do honor the very flea of his dog.
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Dog Hero Honor
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
It strikes! one, two, Three, four, five, six. Enough, enough, dear watch, Thy pulse hath beat enough. Now sleep and rest; Would thou could’st make the time to do so too; I’ll wind thee up no more.
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Enough Pulse Sleep Time Wind
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
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
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Hate Honor Men Time

Blueness doth express trueness.

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