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The way to rise is to obey and please.

Ben Jonson

The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
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Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.
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Affliction Person Prayer Wicked
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
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Boys Mean Money
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men
Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.
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Men Teaching Wise
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
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Dignity Life Losing
Prevent your day at morning.
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Day Morning Prevent
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature.
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Done Noble Person Wrong
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
Opinion is a light, vain, crude, and imperfect thing.
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Imperfect Light Opinion Things
The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.
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Orators Oratory Poet

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