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Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.

Ben Jonson

My thoughts and I were of another world.
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Another World Thoughts
I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.
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Action Calumny Watches
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
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Beast Flattery Tyrant
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
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Greatness Mind Scorn Watches
Truth is man’s proper good, and the only immortal thing was given to our mortality to use.
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Men Truth Use
I have been at my book; and am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honour and reputation
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Education Inspirational Past
Popular men, They must create strange monsters, and then quell them, To make their arts seem something.
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Art Men Monsters
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
Man and wife make one fool.
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Marriage Men Wife
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
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Acknowledge Ass Devil
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
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Heaven Prayer Praying
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
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars

Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.

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