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 JONSONCalumnies are answered best with silence.
More Ben Jonson Quotes
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Calumnies are answered best with silence.
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What excellent fools religion makes of men.
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The burnt child dreads the fire.
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The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
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It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.
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Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.
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Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Force works on servile natures, not the free.
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It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.
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Opinion is a light, vain, crude, and imperfect thing.
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Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
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Truth is man’s proper good, and the only immortal thing was given to our mortality to use.
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Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.
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