He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.
BEN JONSONA good life is a main argument.
More Ben Jonson Quotes
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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.
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A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust.
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To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
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They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
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I do honor the very flea of his dog.
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Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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There is no bounty to be showed to such As have real goodness: Bounty is A spice of virtue; and what virtuous act Can take effect on them that have no power Of equal habitude to apprehend it?
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Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
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He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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It is the highest of earthly honors to be descended from the great and good. They alone cry out against a noble ancestry who have none of their own.
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Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
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Give me a look, give me a face, That makes simplicity a grace Robes loosely flowing, hair as free Such sweet neglect more taketh me Than all the adulteries of art: They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.
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For whose sake, henceforth, all his vows be such, As what he loves may never like too much.
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