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No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.

Ben Jonson

He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
And where she went, the flowers took thickest root, As she had sow’d them with her odorous foot.
BEN JONSON

Feet Flower Roots
Force works on servile natures, not the free.
BEN JONSON

Force Free Nature Servile
The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins.
BEN JONSON

Men Smoking
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
BEN JONSON

Fear Hell No Prisoner
I do honor the very flea of his dog.
BEN JONSON

Dog Hero Honor
Art hath an enemy call’d ignorance .
BEN JONSON

Art Enemy Ignorance
Tell troth and shame the devil.
BEN JONSON

Devil Shame Truth
Money never made any man rich, but his mind. He that can order himself to the law of nature, is not only without the sense, but the fear of poverty.
BEN JONSON

Law Men Mind Order Sense
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
BEN JONSON

Hate Hatred Ignorant
Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
BEN JONSON

Faces Home House
A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.
BEN JONSON

Die Fall Flower Night Proportion
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
BEN JONSON

Sounded Swelling Use Words
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.
BEN JONSON

Dignity Life Losing
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
BEN JONSON

Long Pleasure Treasure
A good life is a main argument.
BEN JONSON

Argument Good Inspirational Life

No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.

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