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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.

Ben Jonson

Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
Give me a look, give me a face, That makes simplicity a grace Robes loosely flowing, hair as free Such sweet neglect more taketh me Than all the adulteries of art: They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.
BEN JONSON

Art Eye Neglect Simplicity Sweet
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
BEN JONSON

Long Pleasure Treasure
Let argument bear no unmusical sound.
BEN JONSON

Argument Bears Sound
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
That old bald cheater, Time.
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Bald Cheater Old Time
I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
BEN JONSON

Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast, Still to be powder’d, all perfum’d. Lady, it is to be presumed, Though art’s hid causes are not found, All is not sweet, all is not sound.
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Art Causes Drest Near Sweet
We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
BEN JONSON

Fashion Quality Women
If all you boast of your great art be true; Sure, willing poverty lives most in you.
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Art Being Poverty True
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
BEN JONSON

Dignity Life Losing
Blueness doth express trueness.
BEN JONSON

Color Trueness
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
BEN JONSON

Live Pride Short
Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.
BEN JONSON

Disease Mean Music
I have been at my book; and am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honour and reputation
BEN JONSON

Education Inspirational Past
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
BEN JONSON

Book Looks Reader

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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