Ben Jonson
British Dramatist, Poet
Lived from: 1572 - 1637
Category: Poets (Contemporary) Country: 
United Kingdom
Born: 11 june 1572 Died: 6 august 1637
Quotes 41 till 52 of 52.
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They that know no evil will suspect none.
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Those that merely talk and never think,
That live in the wild anarchy of drink.The Works of Ben Jonson, Second Folio― Ben Jonson -
Thus, in his belly, can he change a sin,
Lust it comes out, that gluttony went in.The Works of Ben Jonson, First Folio CXVIII, On Gut, lines 5-6.― Ben Jonson -
Thy praise or dispraise is to me alike;
One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike.The Works of Ben Jonson, First Folio LXI, To Fool, or Knave, lines 1-2.― Ben Jonson -
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Truth is the trial of itself
And needs no other touch,
And purer than the purest gold,
Refine it ne'er so much.The Touchstone of Truth― Ben Jonson -
Underneath this stone doth lie
As much beauty as could die;
Which in life did harbor give
To more virtue than doth live.The Works of Ben Jonson, First Folio CXXIV, Epitaph on Elizabeth, Lady H—, lines 3-6.― Ben Jonson -
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
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We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
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What gentle ghost, besprent with April dew,
Hails me so solemnly to yonder yew?― Ben Jonson -
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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Where dost thou careless lie,
Buried in ease and sloth?
Knowledge that sleeps, doth die;
And this security,
It is the common moth,
That eats on wits and arts, and oft destroys them both.The Works of Ben Jonson, Second Folio XXIII, An Ode, to Himself, lines 1-6.― Ben Jonson
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