"Poets, like whores, are only hated by each other."

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"Poets, like whores, are only hated by each other."

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"Bluster, sputter, question, cavil; but be sure your argument be intricate enough to confound the court."

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"Your women of honor, as you call em, are only chary of their reputations, not their persons; and 'Tis scandal that they would avoid, not men."

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"Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close."

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"Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em."

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"Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had before."

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"Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be, yet such wherein men may thy judgment see."

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"Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures."

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"Women of quality are so civil, you can hardly distinguish love from good breeding."

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