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He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.

Ben Jonson

Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
BEN JONSON

Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
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
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
BEN JONSON

Book Looks Reader
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
BEN JONSON

Long Pleasure Treasure
The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins.
BEN JONSON

Men Smoking
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I’ll not look for wine.
BEN JONSON

Food Romantic Wine
Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
BEN JONSON

Care Cat Sorrow
Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.
BEN JONSON

Half Heaven Venture
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.
BEN JONSON

Art Eye Neglect Simplicity Sweet
If you succeed not, cast not away the quills yet, nor scratch the wainscot, beat not the poor desk, but bring all to the forge and file again; turn it new.
BEN JONSON

Crafts Scratches Succeed
Were Guilt is, Rage and Courage doth abound.
BEN JONSON

Guilt Guilty Shame
A new disease? I know not, new or old, but it may well be called poor mortals plague for, like a pestilence, it doth infect the houses of the brain till not a thought, or motion, in the mind, be free from the black poison of suspect.
BEN JONSON

Black Brain House
Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.
BEN JONSON

Disease Mean Music
For he that once is good, is ever great.
BEN JONSON

Good Greatness Once
How Fortune piles her sports when she begins to practise them!
BEN JONSON

Fortune Practise Sports
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
BEN JONSON

False Giving News True

He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.

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