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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

It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
BEN JONSON

Giving Men Virtue
To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
BEN JONSON

Change Men Want Welcome
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
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
BEN JONSON

Communication Motivational Wise
Force works on servile natures, not the free.
BEN JONSON

Force Free Nature Servile
I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.
BEN JONSON

Action Calumny Watches
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
Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
BEN JONSON

Care Cat Sorrow
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
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
BEN JONSON

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

Dream Hate Hatred
He was not of an age, but for all time!
BEN JONSON

Age Time
Ambition, like a torrent, ne’er looks back; And is a swelling, and the last affection A high mind can put off; being both a rebel Unto the soul and reason, and enforceth All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature’s self.
BEN JONSON

Ambition Conscience Law Rebel Self Soul
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
BEN JONSON

Heaven Prayer Praying
Cut Men’s throats with whisperings.
BEN JONSON

Cutting Men Whispering
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
BEN JONSON

Good Ready Writing

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.

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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.

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