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Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.
BEN JONSON

Envy Honor Two
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
BEN JONSON

Boys Mean Money
I have no urns, no dusty monuments; No broken images of ancestors, Wanting an ear, or nose; no forged tales Of long descents, to boast false honors from.
BEN JONSON

Broken Honor Long
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
BEN JONSON

Ambition Inspiration Looks
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
BEN JONSON

Fear Hell No Prisoner
Where it concerns himself, Who’s angry at a slander, makes it true.
BEN JONSON

Angry Concern Slander
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
BEN JONSON

Gratitude Men Needs
As it is a great point of art, when our matter requires it, to enlarge and veer out all sail, so to take it in and contract it is of no less praise when the argument doth ask it.
BEN JONSON

Art Ask Matter Praise Style
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
BEN JONSON

Acknowledge Ass Devil
A good poet’s made as well as born.
BEN JONSON

Born Made Poet
Prevent your day at morning.
BEN JONSON

Day Morning Prevent
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
The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.
BEN JONSON

Orators Oratory Poet
Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.
BEN JONSON

Book Faithful May
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
BEN JONSON

Bird Kings Poet
Were Guilt is, Rage and Courage doth abound.
BEN JONSON

Guilt Guilty Shame

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