Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
BEN JONSONThe Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
More Ben Jonson Quotes
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Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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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.
BEN JONSONA 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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No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.
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Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
BEN JONSONNor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
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Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
BEN JONSONHonor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
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Ambition, like a torrent, ne’er looks back; And is a swelling, and the last affection A high mind can put off; being both a rebel Unto the soul and reason, and enforceth All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature’s self.
BEN JONSONAmbition, like a torrent, ne’er looks back; And is a swelling, and the last affection A high mind can put off; being both a rebel Unto the soul and reason, and enforceth All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature’s self.
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Hell itself must yield to industry.
BEN JONSONHell itself must yield to industry.
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Truth is man’s proper good, and the only immortal thing was given to our mortality to use.
BEN JONSONTruth is man’s proper good, and the only immortal thing was given to our mortality to use.
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Your highest female grace is silence.
BEN JONSONYour highest female grace is silence.
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Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumber at the helm, The very wind that wafts us tow’rds the port May dash us on the shoals. The steersman’s part Is vigilance, or blow it rough or smooth.
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It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature.
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A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.
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Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
BEN JONSONMischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
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Cut Men’s throats with whisperings.
BEN JONSONCut Men’s throats with whisperings.
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The way to rise is to obey and please.
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