black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Freedom doth with degree dispense.

Ben Jonson

Follow a shadow, it still flies you, Seem to fly, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you. Say are not women truly, then, Styled but the shadows of us men?
BEN JONSON

Men Mistress Shadow
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
BEN JONSON

Discourse Harsh Speech
[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
BEN JONSON

Conceited English Plain Play
Truth is man’s proper good, and the only immortal thing was given to our mortality to use.
BEN JONSON

Men Truth Use
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
BEN JONSON

Book Looks Reader
All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites.
BEN JONSON

Little Wise World
Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.
BEN JONSON

Envy Honor Two
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 JONSON

Aspersion Choose Good Journey 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
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
BEN JONSON

Acknowledge Ass Devil
A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.
BEN JONSON

Good Loss Men Rise
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
BEN JONSON

Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
BEN JONSON

Men Money
The 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 JONSON

Air Echoes Parted Sweet Thence
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
BEN JONSON

Father Men Parent
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
BEN JONSON

Courage Suffering Valor

Freedom doth with degree dispense.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Freedom doth with degree dispense.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ben Jonson Quotes