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True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Choice Consists Friends Happiness Multitude True True Happiness Worth

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Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Accuracy Confidence Had Industry Negligence Produces Raised Reputation Ruins Success Which

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Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Ages Good Good Men Illustrate Live Men Planets Stars Times Wherein

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Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: After Lust Neither Thou Tobacco Weed

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To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Fool Man May Speak Speaks Talk Things Two Well Wise Wise Man

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They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Art Beast Brave Flatterer Groom He His Learn Prince Princes Reason Say Soon They Say Throw Truly Will

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Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Good Hat Honor Man Times Wear

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He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity.

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Topics: Adversity He His Knows Met Own Strength

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Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t'will be virtue.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Call Mischief Past Them Virtue

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There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Fear Greater Hell Prisoner Than

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: June 11th, 1572

Died: August 6th, 1637

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