The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
BEN JONSONNor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
More Ben Jonson Quotes
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The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins.
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Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
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To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Silence in woman is like speech in man.
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Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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How ready is heaven to those that pray!
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Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
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Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
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Well, as he brews, so shall he drink.
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Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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Our whole life is like a play.
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To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.
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The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
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