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I do honor the very flea of his dog.

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A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.
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Good Loss Men Rise
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
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
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Evil Hate Men Oppress
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
God wisheth none should wreck on a strange shelf: To him man’s dearer than to himself.
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Men Strange Wrecks
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
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Men Silence Speech
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
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Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing
Fortune, that favors fools.
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Favors Fool Fortune
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession
Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.
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Good Time Illustrate Men Stars
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
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Acknowledge Ass Devil

I do honor the very flea of his dog.

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