"18 Ben Jonson Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 11 June 1572. Died: 6 August 1637 | Playwright | Poet |

To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

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Speak Fool Wise Man

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Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

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Look Meaning Weigh Words

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True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

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Choice Consists Friends Happiness

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They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.

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Art Beast Brave Flatterer

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'Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.

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Begin Common Disease Either

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Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

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Ambition Makes More Need

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Art Enemy Hath Ignorance

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Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

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Language Man May Most

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There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

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Fear Greater Hell Prisoner

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He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity.

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Adversity Knows Met Own

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Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

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Good Hat Honor Man

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He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

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Fool Himself Master Only

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Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t'will be virtue.

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Call Mischief Past Them

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In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.

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Beauties Just Life May

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Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.

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Ages Good Illustrate Live

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A woman, the more curious she is about her face, is commonly the more careless about her house.

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Careless Commonly Curious Face

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Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.

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Eloquence Same Speak Talking

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Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

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Accuracy Confidence Had Industry

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"18 Ben Jonson Quotes & Sayings

To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Ben Jonson

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson

They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.

Ben Jonson

'Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.

Ben Jonson

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson

He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity.

Ben Jonson

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

Ben Jonson

He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

Ben Jonson

Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t'will be virtue.

Ben Jonson

In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.

Ben Jonson

Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.

Ben Jonson

A woman, the more curious she is about her face, is commonly the more careless about her house.

Ben Jonson

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.

Ben Jonson

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

Ben Jonson

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"18 Ben Jonson Quotes & Sayings

To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Ben Jonson

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson

They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.

Ben Jonson

'Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.

Ben Jonson

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson

He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity.

Ben Jonson

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

Ben Jonson

He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

Ben Jonson

Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t'will be virtue.

Ben Jonson

In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.

Ben Jonson

Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.

Ben Jonson

A woman, the more curious she is about her face, is commonly the more careless about her house.

Ben Jonson

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.

Ben Jonson

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson Quotes & Sayings

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