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

Ben Jonson

Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, And age from that which bred it, good example.
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Age Example Fallen Good Youth
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
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
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
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I’ll not look for wine.
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Food Romantic Wine
What excellent fools religion makes of men.
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Men Religion Religious
Give me a look, give me a face, That makes simplicity a grace Robes loosely flowing, hair as free Such sweet neglect more taketh me Than all the adulteries of art: They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.
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Art Eye Neglect Simplicity Sweet
Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.
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Affliction Person Prayer Wicked
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
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Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep
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
Well, as he brews, so shall he drink.
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Beer Drink Wells
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
Success hath made me wanton.
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Hath Made Success Wanton
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
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Hate Honor Men Time
A good poet’s made as well as born.
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Born Made Poet
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Book Looks Reader
Your highest female grace is silence.
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Female Grace Silence
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
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Court Deny Mistress
A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.
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Aspersion Choose Good Journey Men
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means.
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Mean Remembrance Rich World
Prevent your day at morning.
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Day Morning Prevent
The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.
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Air Echoes Parted Sweet Thence
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature.
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Done Noble Person Wrong

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

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