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To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Ben Jonson

We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
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Fashion Quality Women
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
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Home Stills Wanderers
[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
BEN JONSON

Conceited English Plain Play
Blueness doth express trueness.
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Color Trueness
The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.
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Air Echoes Parted Sweet Thence
No man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Easily May Men Taught Wise
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
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
Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul
Money never made any man rich, but his mind. He that can order himself to the law of nature, is not only without the sense, but the fear of poverty.
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Law Men Mind Order Sense
It strikes! one, two, Three, four, five, six. Enough, enough, dear watch, Thy pulse hath beat enough. Now sleep and rest; Would thou could’st make the time to do so too; I’ll wind thee up no more.
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Enough Pulse Sleep Time Wind
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant
The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
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Evil Hate Men Oppress

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