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A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, But worthily, and by selected ways, He undertakes with reason, not by chance. His valor is the salt t’ his other virtues, They’re all unseason’d without it.

Ben Jonson

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
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
I do honor the very flea of his dog.
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Dog Hero Honor
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
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Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
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
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
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Affected Eloquence Foolish
Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
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Faces Home House
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
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Boys Mean Money
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
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Passion Spiritual Understanding
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
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Eye Government Letter
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
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short

A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, But worthily, and by selected ways, He undertakes with reason, not by chance. His valor is the salt t’ his other virtues, They’re all unseason’d without it.

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A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, But worthily, and by selected ways, He undertakes with reason, not by chance. His valor is the salt t’ his other virtues, They’re all unseason’d without it.

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