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Greatness of name, in the father, ofttimes helps not forth, but overwhelms the son: They stand too near one another. The shadow kills the growth.

Ben Jonson

Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.
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Men Teaching Wise
Blueness doth express trueness.
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Color Trueness
Many punishments sometimes, and in some cases, as much discredit a prince as many funerals a physician.
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Funeral Physicians Punishment
For they have the authority of years, and out of their intermission do win to themselves a kind of grace-like newness. But the eldest of the present, and newest of the past Language, is the best.
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Intermission Newest Present Themselves
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.
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Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
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May Poetry War
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells
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
Confound these ancestors… They’ve stolen our best ideas!
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Funny Humor Ideas
Minds that are great and free, should not on fortune pause: ‘Tis crown enough to virtue still, her own applause.
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Applause Crowns Mind Virtue
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
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
Ambition, like a torrent, ne’er looks back; And is a swelling, and the last affection A high mind can put off; being both a rebel Unto the soul and reason, and enforceth All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature’s self.
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Ambition Conscience Law Rebel Self Soul
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
Art hath an enemy call’d ignorance .
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Art Enemy Ignorance
The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins.
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Men Smoking

Greatness of name, in the father, ofttimes helps not forth, but overwhelms the son: They stand too near one another. The shadow kills the growth.

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