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No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.

Ben Jonson

Cut Men’s throats with whisperings.
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Cutting Men Whispering
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
Opinion is a light, vain, crude, and imperfect thing.
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Imperfect Light Opinion Things
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.
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Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.
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Looks Meaning Weigh
Out of clothes out of countenance, out of countenance out of wit.
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Clothes Countenance Wit
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks
I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
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Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
Greatness of name, in the father, ofttimes helps not forth, but overwhelms the son: They stand too near one another. The shadow kills the growth.
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Father Greatness Son
Give me a look, give me a face, That makes simplicity a grace Robes loosely flowing, hair as free Such sweet neglect more taketh me Than all the adulteries of art: They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.
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Art Eye Neglect Simplicity Sweet
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
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Father Men Parent
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
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Men Silence Speech
Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
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Faces Home House

No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.

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