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Ben Jonson

I see compassion may become a justice, though it be a weakness, I confess, and nearer a vice than a virtue.
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Compassion Justice Weakness
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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Bird Kings Poet
A good poet’s made as well as born.
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Born Made Poet
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
Ambition, like a torrent, ne’er looks back; And is a swelling, and the last affection A high mind can put off; being both a rebel Unto the soul and reason, and enforceth All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature’s self.
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Ambition Conscience Law Rebel Self Soul
I do honor the very flea of his dog.
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Dog Hero Honor
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
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Fear Hell No Prisoner
What excellent fools religion makes of men.
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Men Religion Religious
It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
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Giving Men Virtue
Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.
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Good Man Heaven Men
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once
There is no bounty to be showed to such As have real goodness: Bounty is A spice of virtue; and what virtuous act Can take effect on them that have no power Of equal habitude to apprehend it?
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Real Spices Virtue

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