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Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.

Ben Jonson

Success hath made me wanton.
BEN JONSON

Hath Made Success Wanton
… the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle.
BEN JONSON

Anchors Needs Sea
I have discovered that a famed familiarity in great ones is a note of certain usurpation on the less; for great and popular men feign themselves to be servants to others to make those slaves to them.
BEN JONSON

Men Popularity Slave
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
BEN JONSON

Evil Knows Suspect
Wine it is the milk of Venus, And the poet’s horse accounted: Ply it and you all are mounted.
BEN JONSON

Horse Plies Wine
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
BEN JONSON

Death Good Man Men
If men will impartially, and not asquint, look toward the offices and function of a poet, they will easily conclude to themselves the impossibility of any man’s being a good poet without first being a good man.
BEN JONSON

Good Man Men Office
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
BEN JONSON

Discourse Harsh Speech
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
BEN JONSON

Leadership May Men
Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.
BEN JONSON

Men Teaching Wise
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
BEN JONSON

Art Fool Inspirational
I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand.
BEN JONSON

Answer Lines Mention Penend Player Writing
Prevent your day at morning.
BEN JONSON

Day Morning Prevent
You learn nothing about someone by the way they win the fight, you learn everything about the way they lose and keep coming back.
BEN JONSON

Art Fighting Winning
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
BEN JONSON

Meat Swans Sweet
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
BEN JONSON

Hate Honor Men Time

Very few men are wise by their own council, or learned by their own teaching. For he that was only taught by himself, had a fool for a master.

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