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A good dog deserves a good bone.

Ben Jonson

Princes that would their people should do well Must at themselves begin, as at the head; For men, by their example, pattern out Their limitations, and regard of laws: A virtuous court a world to virtue draws.
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Example Law Men Patteren People
For they have the authority of years, and out of their intermission do win to themselves a kind of grace-like newness. But the eldest of the present, and newest of the past Language, is the best.
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Intermission Newest Present Themselves
He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.
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Honesty Vulgar
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
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
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Fear Hell No Prisoner
Your highest female grace is silence.
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Female Grace Silence
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
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Eye Government Letter
And where she went, the flowers took thickest root, As she had sow’d them with her odorous foot.
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Feet Flower Roots
If you succeed not, cast not away the quills yet, nor scratch the wainscot, beat not the poor desk, but bring all to the forge and file again; turn it new.
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Crafts Scratches Succeed
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
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Communication Motivational Wise
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
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Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
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May Poetry War
What excellent fools religion makes of men.
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Men Religion Religious

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