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Indeed there’s a woundy luck in names.

Ben Jonson

It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.
BEN JONSON

Ears Speak Understanding
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
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Book Looks Reader
I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.
BEN JONSON

Action Calumny Watches
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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Bird Kings Poet
A good poet’s made as well as born.
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Born Made Poet
Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.
BEN JONSON

Looks Meaning Weigh
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
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
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
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men
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

Indeed there’s a woundy luck in names.

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