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

Ben Jonson

A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.
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Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
A good poet’s made as well as born.
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Born Made Poet
Language most shows a man; speak that I may see thee; it springs out of the most retired and inmost parts of us, and is the image of the parent of it, the mind. No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Spring
Success hath made me wanton.
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Hath Made Success Wanton
He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.
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Honesty Vulgar
Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.
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Disease Mean Music
Well, I will scourge those apes, And to these courteous eyes oppose a mirror, As large as is the stage whereon we act; Where they shall see the time’s deformity Anatomised in every nerve, and sinew, With constant courage, and contempt of fear.
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Act Apes Courage Eye Mirror Time
… the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle.
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Anchors Needs Sea
Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.
BEN JONSON

Book Faithful May
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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Father Greatness Son
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
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
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Mind Punishment Vices
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
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Book Looks Reader
Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.
BEN JONSON

Affliction Person Prayer Wicked

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

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