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A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.

Ben Jonson

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.
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Ignorance Men Science
I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand.
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Answer Lines Mention Penend Player Writing
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.
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Drinking Sorrow Use
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
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
The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
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
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant
Out of clothes out of countenance, out of countenance out of wit.
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Clothes Countenance Wit
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
Well, I will scourge those apes, And to these courteous eyes oppose a mirror, As large as is the stage whereon we act; Where they shall see the time’s deformity Anatomised in every nerve, and sinew, With constant courage, and contempt of fear.
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Act Apes Courage Eye Mirror Time
Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.
BEN JONSON

Boast Fall Pieces Wise
He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.
BEN JONSON

Honesty Vulgar
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
BEN JONSON

June Life Perfect Summer

A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.

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