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Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.

Ben Jonson

A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
All concord’s born of contraries.
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Born Contradiction Contrary
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Book Looks Reader
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
Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.
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Boast Fall Pieces Wise
Man and wife make one fool.
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Marriage Men Wife
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.
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Morning Regret Simple
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
To struggle when hope is banished! To live when life’s salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that’s vanished- To endure, and go calmly on!
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Dream Life Struggle Vanish
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
Our whole life is like a play.
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Life Play Whole
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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Bird Kings Poet
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once

Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.

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