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

Ben Jonson

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
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False Giving News True
The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
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Evil Hate Men Oppress
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
And where she went, the flowers took thickest root, As she had sow’d them with her odorous foot.
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Feet Flower Roots
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
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Fear Men Passion
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Where dost thou careless lie, Buried in ease and sloth? Knowledge that sleeps, doth die; And this security, It is the common moth, That eats on wits and arts, and oft destroys them both.
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Art Common Lying Security Sleep
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
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Live Pride Short
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once
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.
BEN JONSON

Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
BEN JONSON

Beast Fats Mischief

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