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Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.

Ben Jonson

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.
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Aspersion Choose Good Journey Men
Man and wife make one fool.
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Marriage Men Wife
Language most shows a man; speak that I may see thee; it springs out of the most retired and inmost parts of us, and is the image of the parent of it, the mind. No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Spring
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks
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
Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while you have it, use your breath; There is no drinking after death.
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Drinking Sorrow Use
Were Guilt is, Rage and Courage doth abound.
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Guilt Guilty Shame
I know no disease of the soul but ignorance, a pernicious evil, the darkener of man’s life, the disturber of his reason, and common confounder of truth.
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Ignorance Men Science
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Speech
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
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.
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Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Art Fool Inspirational
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
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Men Silence Speech
How Fortune piles her sports when she begins to practise them!
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Fortune Practise Sports

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