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

Ben Jonson

It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
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Giving Men Virtue
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
To struggle when hope is banished! To live when life’s salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that’s vanished- To endure, and go calmly on!
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Dream Life Struggle Vanish
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
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Beast Flattery Tyrant
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.
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Orators Oratory Poet
For they have the authority of years, and out of their intermission do win to themselves a kind of grace-like newness. But the eldest of the present, and newest of the past Language, is the best.
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Intermission Newest Present Themselves
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
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.
BEN JONSON

Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.
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Affliction Person Prayer Wicked
Tell troth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
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Court Deny Mistress
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
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Fear Hell No Prisoner

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