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There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

Ben Jonson

I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
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Affected Eloquence Foolish
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing
Calumnies are answered best with silence.
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Advice Silence
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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Exercise Men Writing
He was not of an age, but for all time!
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Age Time
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
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
Many punishments sometimes, and in some cases, as much discredit a prince as many funerals a physician.
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Funeral Physicians Punishment
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
True gladness doth not always speak; joy, bred and born but in the tongue, is weak.
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Joy Speak Tongue
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks
Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
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Anarchy Drinking Thinking
No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.
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Morning Regret Simple
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
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Mind Punishment Vices
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

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

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