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It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.

Ben Jonson

There is no bounty to be showed to such As have real goodness: Bounty is A spice of virtue; and what virtuous act Can take effect on them that have no power Of equal habitude to apprehend it?
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Real Spices Virtue
It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
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Giving Men Virtue
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet
Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
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Frail Memories Mind
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
All concord’s born of contraries.
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Born Contradiction Contrary
No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Speech
Success hath made me wanton.
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Hath Made Success Wanton
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
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Court Deny Mistress
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
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
He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.
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Honesty Vulgar
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
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Boys Mean Money
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
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave

It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.

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