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The way to rise is to obey and please.

Ben Jonson

I have no urns, no dusty monuments; No broken images of ancestors, Wanting an ear, or nose; no forged tales Of long descents, to boast false honors from.
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Broken Honor Long
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
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Affected Eloquence Foolish
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
Tis no sin love’s fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes accounted been.
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Fruit Sweet Taken
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
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
BEN JONSON

Men Silence Speech
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, And age from that which bred it, good example.
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Age Example Fallen Good Youth
No man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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Easily May Men Taught Wise
That old bald cheater, Time.
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Bald Cheater Old Time
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
BEN JONSON

June Life Perfect Summer
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
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
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Fear Men Passion

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