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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

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

Leadership May Men
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
BEN JONSON

Cup Drinking Men
Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.
BEN JONSON

Good Time Illustrate Men Stars
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
BEN JONSON

Eye Government Letter
It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.
BEN JONSON

Art Giving Lying
A good poet’s made as well as born.
BEN JONSON

Born Made Poet
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

Morning Regret Simple
That I might live alone once with my gold! O, ’tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it when his father cheats him, Brother, or friend, or wife. O wondrous pelf! That which makes all men false, is true itself.
BEN JONSON

Alone Brother Companions Money Sweet
The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.
BEN JONSON

Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
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
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
BEN JONSON

Fall Love Stars
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
BEN JONSON

False Giving News True
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
Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.
BEN JONSON

Faces Home House
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
BEN JONSON

Fear Hell No Prisoner
Man and wife make one fool.
BEN JONSON

Marriage Men Wife

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

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