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It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.

Ben Jonson

A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
Indeed there’s a woundy luck in names.
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Indeed Luck Names Woundy
Man and wife make one fool.
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Marriage Men Wife
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Art Fool Inspirational
Opinion is a light, vain, crude, and imperfect thing.
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Imperfect Light Opinion Things
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
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Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep
Ods me I marle what pleasure or felicity they have in taking their roguish tobacco. It is good for nothing but to choke a man, and fill him full of smoke and embers.
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Cigarette Smoke Men Smoking
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.
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Law Men Mind Order Sense
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
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Greatness Mind Scorn Watches
The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.
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Orators Oratory Poet
[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
BEN JONSON

Conceited English Plain Play
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
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
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Father Men Parent
Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.
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Affliction Person Prayer Wicked
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet

It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.

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