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How ready is heaven to those that pray!

Ben Jonson

Tell troth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.
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Morning Regret Simple
… the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle.
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Anchors Needs Sea
Truth is man’s proper good, and the only immortal thing was given to our mortality to use.
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Men Truth Use
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
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Cup Drinking Men
Follow a shadow, it still flies you, Seem to fly, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you. Say are not women truly, then, Styled but the shadows of us men?
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Men Mistress Shadow
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
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Boys Mean Money
A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.
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Good Loss Men Rise
Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy To see how plump my bags are and my barns.
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Home Joy
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
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Greatness Mind Scorn Watches
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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Heart Hypocrisy Spread
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
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Conceited English Plain Play
O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!
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Forget Sun Time

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