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Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.

Ben Jonson

Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.
BEN JONSON

Past Winning Years
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
BEN JONSON

Glory Servant Virtue
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
BEN JONSON

Hate Hatred Ignorant
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
BEN JONSON

Acknowledge Ass Devil
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
BEN JONSON

Mind Punishment Vices
Ods me I marle what pleasure or felicity they have in taking their roguish tobacco. It is good for nothing but to choke a man, and fill him full of smoke and embers.
BEN JONSON

Cigarette Smoke Men Smoking
The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins.
BEN JONSON

Men Smoking
Let argument bear no unmusical sound.
BEN JONSON

Argument Bears Sound
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
BEN JONSON

Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
BEN JONSON

Men Silence Speech
Our whole life is like a play.
BEN JONSON

Life Play Whole
I do honor the very flea of his dog.
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Dog Hero Honor
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
BEN JONSON

Sounded Swelling Use Words
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
I now think, Love is rather deaf, than blind, For else it could not be, That she, Whom I adore so much, should so slight me, And cast my love behind.
BEN JONSON

Blind Love Slight Thinking

Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.

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