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Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.

Ben Jonson

I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
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Father Men Parent
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
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Communication Motivational Wise
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.
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Affliction Person Prayer Wicked
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
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Affected Eloquence Foolish
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
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
Out of clothes out of countenance, out of countenance out of wit.
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Clothes Countenance Wit
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
All concord’s born of contraries.
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Born Contradiction Contrary
We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
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Fashion Quality Women
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
Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
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Home Stills Wanderers
Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.
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Boast Fall Pieces Wise
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.
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Good Loss Men Rise

Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.

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