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Popular men, They must create strange monsters, and then quell them, To make their arts seem something.
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Art Men Monsters
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
Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
What excellent fools religion makes of men.
BEN JONSON

Men Religion Religious
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
BEN JONSON

Infinite Men Soul
Men that talk of their own benefits are not believed to talk of them because they have done them, but to have done them because they might talk of them.
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Benefits Done Men
Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
BEN JONSON

Home Stills Wanderers
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
BEN JONSON

Age Delight Soul Wonder
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
BEN JONSON

Good Ready Writing
A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.
BEN JONSON

Die Fall Flower Night Proportion
God wisheth none should wreck on a strange shelf: To him man’s dearer than to himself.
BEN JONSON

Men Strange Wrecks
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
BEN JONSON

Fear Men Passion
Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
BEN JONSON

Live Pride Short
It strikes! one, two, Three, four, five, six. Enough, enough, dear watch, Thy pulse hath beat enough. Now sleep and rest; Would thou could’st make the time to do so too; I’ll wind thee up no more.
BEN JONSON

Enough Pulse Sleep Time Wind
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
BEN JONSON

Giving Men Virtue

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