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Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink

Ben Jonson

Aristotle was the first accurate critic and truest judge nay, the greatest philosopher the world ever had; for he noted the vices of all knowledges, in all creatures, and out of many men’s perfections in a science he formed still one Art.
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Art Judging Men
Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.
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Boast Fall Pieces Wise
Where dost thou careless lie, Buried in ease and sloth? Knowledge that sleeps, doth die; And this security, It is the common moth, That eats on wits and arts, and oft destroys them both.
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Art Common Lying Security Sleep
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
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
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Guilt Terrible Things
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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Drinking Sorrow Use
Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
I have discovered that a famed familiarity in great ones is a note of certain usurpation on the less; for great and popular men feign themselves to be servants to others to make those slaves to them.
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Men Popularity Slave
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Speech
Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
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May Poetry War
Opinion is a light, vain, crude, and imperfect thing.
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Imperfect Light Opinion Things
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
BEN JONSON

Long Pleasure Treasure
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
BEN JONSON

Glory Servant Virtue

Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink

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