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It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.

Ben Jonson

He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
BEN JONSON

Courses Reputation Sells
Prevent your day at morning.
BEN JONSON

Day Morning Prevent
For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style.
BEN JONSON

Exercise Men Writing
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
BEN JONSON

Hate Honor Men Time
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
BEN JONSON

Guilt Terrible Things
The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.
BEN JONSON

Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
Blueness doth express trueness.
BEN JONSON

Color Trueness
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
BEN JONSON

Lines Sweat Writing
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
BEN JONSON

Discourse Harsh Speech
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
BEN JONSON

Cup Drinking Men
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
BEN JONSON

Beast Fats Mischief
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
BEN JONSON

Birthday Praying Return
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
BEN JONSON

Dream Hate Hatred
What excellent fools religion makes of men.
BEN JONSON

Men Religion Religious
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
BEN JONSON

Folly Impudence Rudeness
A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, But worthily, and by selected ways, He undertakes with reason, not by chance. His valor is the salt t’ his other virtues, They’re all unseason’d without it.
BEN JONSON

Men Salt Way

It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.

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