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Ben Jonson

Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
BEN JONSON

Live Pride Short
Indeed there’s a woundy luck in names.
BEN JONSON

Indeed Luck Names Woundy
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
BEN JONSON

Birthday Praying Return
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
BEN JONSON

False Giving News True
How near to good is what is fair!
BEN JONSON

Fairs Good Goodness Near
I know no disease of the soul but ignorance, a pernicious evil, the darkener of man’s life, the disturber of his reason, and common confounder of truth.
BEN JONSON

Ignorance Men Science
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
BEN JONSON

Father Men Parent
When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
BEN JONSON

Enemy Grief Men
A good king is a public servant.
BEN JONSON

Good King Kings Servant
Minds that are great and free, should not on fortune pause: ‘Tis crown enough to virtue still, her own applause.
BEN JONSON

Applause Crowns Mind Virtue
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
BEN JONSON

Long Pleasure Treasure
Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
BEN JONSON

Frail Memories Mind
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
BEN JONSON

Men Money
Fortune, that favors fools.
BEN JONSON

Favors Fool Fortune
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
BEN JONSON

Greatness Mind Scorn Watches
My thoughts and I were of another world.
BEN JONSON

Another World Thoughts

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