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A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.

Ben Jonson

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
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
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.
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Action Calumny Watches
Money never made any man rich, but his mind. He that can order himself to the law of nature, is not only without the sense, but the fear of poverty.
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Law Men Mind Order Sense
All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites.
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Little Wise World
It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.
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Ears Speak Understanding
The burnt child dreads the fire.
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Children Dread Fire
Calumnies are answered best with silence.
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Advice Silence
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
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Beast Fats Mischief
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
BEN JONSON

Leadership May Men
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
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
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
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men

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