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Many punishments sometimes, and in some cases, as much discredit a prince as many funerals a physician.

Ben Jonson

Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.
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Envy Honor Two
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
Truth is man’s proper good, and the only immortal thing was given to our mortality to use.
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Men Truth Use
I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand.
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Answer Lines Mention Penend Player Writing
Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy To see how plump my bags are and my barns.
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Home Joy
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
BEN JONSON

Discourse Harsh Speech
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
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.
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Action Calumny Watches
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.
BEN JONSON

Past Winning Years
To struggle when hope is banished! To live when life’s salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that’s vanished- To endure, and go calmly on!
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Dream Life Struggle Vanish
I do honor the very flea of his dog.
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Dog Hero Honor
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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Change Men Want Welcome
No man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Easily May Men Taught Wise
Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.
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Half Heaven Venture
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells

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