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To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.

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For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
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Beast Fats Mischief
If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick
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Illness Neurosis Sick
Out of clothes out of countenance, out of countenance out of wit.
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Clothes Countenance Wit
You learn nothing about someone by the way they win the fight, you learn everything about the way they lose and keep coming back.
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Art Fighting Winning
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Whosoever loves not picture is injurious to truth, and all the wisdom of poetry. Picture is the invention of heaven, the most ancient and most akin to nature. It is itself a silent work, and always one and the same habit.
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Ancient Heaven Silent
When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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Enemy Grief Men
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
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
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
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

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