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A good dog deserves a good bone.

Ben Jonson

Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander
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.
BEN JONSON

Law Men Mind Order Sense
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
BEN JONSON

Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
BEN JONSON

Court Deny Mistress
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
BEN JONSON

Hate Hatred Ignorant
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
BEN JONSON

Live Pride Short
Truth is man’s proper good, and the only immortal thing was given to our mortality to use.
BEN JONSON

Men Truth Use
I do honor the very flea of his dog.
BEN JONSON

Dog Hero Honor
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
BEN JONSON

Acknowledge Ass Devil
Force works on servile natures, not the free.
BEN JONSON

Force Free Nature Servile
A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.
BEN JONSON

Good Loss Men Rise
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
BEN JONSON

Dream Hate Hatred
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.
BEN JONSON

Easily May Men Taught Wise
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
BEN JONSON

Men Silence Speech
Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
BEN JONSON

Care Cat Sorrow
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
BEN JONSON

Evil Knows Suspect

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