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Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.

Ben Jonson

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
Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.
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Fortune Men
A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.
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Die Fall Flower Night Proportion
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.
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Aspersion Choose Good Journey Men
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
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Men Silence Speech
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession
Force works on servile natures, not the free.
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Force Free Nature Servile
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
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Beast Fats Mischief
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
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
Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.
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Book Faithful May
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks

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