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Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.

Ben Jonson

I do honor the very flea of his dog.
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Dog Hero Honor
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
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Fear Men Passion
What excellent fools religion makes of men.
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Men Religion Religious
For whose sake, henceforth, all his vows be such, As what he loves may never like too much.
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Love May Sake
You learn nothing about someone by the way they win the fight, you learn everything about the way they lose and keep coming back.
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Art Fighting Winning
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
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
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Father Men Parent
Wine it is the milk of Venus, And the poet’s horse accounted: Ply it and you all are mounted.
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Horse Plies Wine
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
I have no urns, no dusty monuments; No broken images of ancestors, Wanting an ear, or nose; no forged tales Of long descents, to boast false honors from.
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Broken Honor Long
It strikes! one, two, Three, four, five, six. Enough, enough, dear watch, Thy pulse hath beat enough. Now sleep and rest; Would thou could’st make the time to do so too; I’ll wind thee up no more.
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Enough Pulse Sleep Time Wind
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
Prevent your day at morning.
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Day Morning Prevent

Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.

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