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

Ben Jonson

It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.
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Art Giving Lying
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.
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Affliction Person Prayer Wicked
Art hath an enemy call’d ignorance .
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Art Enemy Ignorance
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
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Guilt Terrible Things
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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Bird Kings Poet
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
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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Heart Hypocrisy Spread
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
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Hate Honor Men Time
One woman reads another’s character Without the tedious trouble of deciphering
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Character Trouble Women
Let argument bear no unmusical sound.
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Argument Bears Sound
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life
True gladness doth not always speak; joy, bred and born but in the tongue, is weak.
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Joy Speak Tongue
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near

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

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