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

Ben Jonson

Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet
Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, And age from that which bred it, good example.
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Age Example Fallen Good Youth
A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.
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Aspersion Choose Good Journey Men
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
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
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
Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means.
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Mean Remembrance Rich World
It is the highest of earthly honors to be descended from the great and good. They alone cry out against a noble ancestry who have none of their own.
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Ancestry Honor Noble
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
That I might live alone once with my gold! O, ’tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it when his father cheats him, Brother, or friend, or wife. O wondrous pelf! That which makes all men false, is true itself.
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Alone Brother Companions Money Sweet
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
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Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave

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

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