The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
BEN JONSONA new disease? I know not, new or old, but it may well be called poor mortals plague for, like a pestilence, it doth infect the houses of the brain till not a thought, or motion, in the mind, be free from the black poison of suspect.
More Ben Jonson Quotes
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Force works on servile natures, not the free.
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Thy praise or dispraise is to me alike; One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike.
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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.
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Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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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.
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Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
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The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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What excellent fools religion makes of men.
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Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
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Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
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It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
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Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.
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Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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