The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
BEN JONSONThe man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
BEN JONSONWhat excellent fools religion makes of men.
BEN JONSONMischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
BEN JONSONGuilt’s a terrible thing.
BEN JONSONSweet meat must have sour sauce.
BEN JONSONThe voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.
BEN JONSONI’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
BEN JONSONIt holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
BEN JONSONGood men but see death, the wicked taste it.
BEN JONSONWhom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
BEN JONSONCalumnies are answered best with silence.
BEN JONSONAmbition, like a torrent, never looks back.
BEN JONSONWere Guilt is, Rage and Courage doth abound.
BEN JONSONWe are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
BEN JONSONI see compassion may become a justice, though it be a weakness, I confess, and nearer a vice than a virtue.
BEN JONSONSuccess hath made me wanton.
BEN JONSON