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… the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle.

Ben Jonson

Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
BEN JONSON

Dream Hate Hatred
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
BEN JONSON

Fear Men Passion
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
BEN JONSON

Good Ready Writing
Chance will not do the work. Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumber at the helm, The very wind that wafts us tow’rds the port May dash us on the shoals. The steersman’s part Is vigilance, or blow it rough or smooth.
BEN JONSON

Blow Slumber Wind
All concord’s born of contraries.
BEN JONSON

Born Contradiction Contrary
True gladness doth not always speak; joy, bred and born but in the tongue, is weak.
BEN JONSON

Joy Speak Tongue
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
BEN JONSON

Heaven Prayer Praying
… the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle.
BEN JONSON

Anchors Needs Sea
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
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
BEN JONSON

Glory Servant Virtue
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
BEN JONSON

Guilt Terrible Things
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
Our whole life is like a play.
BEN JONSON

Life Play Whole
Popular men, They must create strange monsters, and then quell them, To make their arts seem something.
BEN JONSON

Art Men Monsters
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
BEN JONSON

Glory Greed Wealth

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