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Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.

Ben Jonson

If you succeed not, cast not away the quills yet, nor scratch the wainscot, beat not the poor desk, but bring all to the forge and file again; turn it new.
BEN JONSON

Crafts Scratches Succeed
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
BEN JONSON

Art Fool Inspirational
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
BEN JONSON

Hate Hatred Ignorant
Men that talk of their own benefits are not believed to talk of them because they have done them, but to have done them because they might talk of them.
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Benefits Done Men
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
BEN JONSON

Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep
Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.
BEN JONSON

Fortune Men
How Fortune piles her sports when she begins to practise them!
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Fortune Practise Sports
The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins.
BEN JONSON

Men Smoking
I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
BEN JONSON

Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.
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Half Heaven Venture
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
BEN JONSON

Father Men Parent
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
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
BEN JONSON

Passion Spiritual Understanding
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
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Hate Honor Men Time

Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.

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