He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
BEN JONSONI glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
More Ben Jonson Quotes
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Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.
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Blueness doth express trueness.
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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.
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Art hath an enemy call’d ignorance .
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Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.
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The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
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Nothing is more short-lived than pride.
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Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
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It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.
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Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.
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Tis no sin love’s fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes accounted been.
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Nor 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.
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When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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