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Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.

Ben Jonson

I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand.
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Answer Lines Mention Penend Player Writing
You are not now to think what’s best to do, As in beginnings, but what must be done, Being thus enter’d; and slip no advantage That may secure you. Let them call it mischief; When it is past, and prosper’d , ’twill be virtue.
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Mischief Past Virtue
Prevent your day at morning.
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Day Morning Prevent
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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Anxiety Care Possession
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
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Beast Flattery Tyrant
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
Well, as he brews, so shall he drink.
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Beer Drink Wells
It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
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Giving Men Virtue
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
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Eye Government Letter
[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
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Conceited English Plain Play
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
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Cup Drinking Men
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
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
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Art Fool Inspirational

Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.

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