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Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumber at the helm, The very wind that wafts us tow’rds the port May dash us on the shoals. The steersman’s part Is vigilance, or blow it rough or smooth.

Ben Jonson

Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
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Passion Spiritual Understanding
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
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Court Deny Mistress
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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Change Men Want Welcome
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells
Wine it is the milk of Venus, And the poet’s horse accounted: Ply it and you all are mounted.
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Horse Plies Wine
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
Let argument bear no unmusical sound.
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Argument Bears Sound
Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumber at the helm, The very wind that wafts us tow’rds the port May dash us on the shoals. The steersman’s part Is vigilance, or blow it rough or smooth.
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Blow Slumber Wind
Follow a shadow, it still flies you, Seem to fly, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you. Say are not women truly, then, Styled but the shadows of us men?
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Men Mistress Shadow
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
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Angry Concern Slander
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
One woman reads another’s character Without the tedious trouble of deciphering
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Character Trouble Women
Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
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Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I’ll not look for wine.
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Food Romantic Wine

Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumber at the helm, The very wind that wafts us tow’rds the port May dash us on the shoals. The steersman’s part Is vigilance, or blow it rough or smooth.

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Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumber at the helm, The very wind that wafts us tow’rds the port May dash us on the shoals. The steersman’s part Is vigilance, or blow it rough or smooth.

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