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

Ben Jonson

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
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
Your highest female grace is silence.
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Female Grace Silence
Aristotle was the first accurate critic and truest judge nay, the greatest philosopher the world ever had; for he noted the vices of all knowledges, in all creatures, and out of many men’s perfections in a science he formed still one Art.
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Art Judging Men
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks
The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.
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Orators Oratory Poet
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
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
Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
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Anarchy Drinking Thinking
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
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Discourse Harsh Speech
Whosoever loves not picture is injurious to truth, and all the wisdom of poetry. Picture is the invention of heaven, the most ancient and most akin to nature. It is itself a silent work, and always one and the same habit.
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Ancient Heaven Silent
Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
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Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
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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Men Teaching Wise
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells

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