A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, But worthily, and by selected ways, He undertakes with reason, not by chance. His valor is the salt t’ his other virtues, They’re all unseason’d without it.
BEN JONSONAmbition, like a torrent, ne’er looks back; And is a swelling, and the last affection A high mind can put off; being both a rebel Unto the soul and reason, and enforceth All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature’s self.
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The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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A good life is a main argument.
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For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style.
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Ambition, like a torrent, ne’er looks back; And is a swelling, and the last affection A high mind can put off; being both a rebel Unto the soul and reason, and enforceth All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature’s self.
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The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
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Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Tell troth and shame the devil.
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When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
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Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while you have it, use your breath; There is no drinking after death.
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Fortune, that favors fools.
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Blueness doth express trueness.
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