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He threatens many that hath injured one.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Hath He Injured Many Threatens

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'Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Begin Common Disease Either End Know Mean Musicians Tis Your

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If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Make Own Sick Thoughts You Your

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This is the very womb and bed of enormity.

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Topics: Bed Enormity Very Womb

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Apes are apes, though clothed in scarlet.

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Topics: Ape Clothed Scarlet Though

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Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

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Topics: Ambition Makes More Need Slaves Than

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Fortune, that favors fools.

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Topics: Favors Fools Fortune

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And though thou hadst small Latin, and less Greek.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Greek Latin Less Small Thou Though

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Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Language Man May Most See Shows Speak Thee

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He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

~Ben Jonson

Topics: Fool He Himself Master Only Taught

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: June 11th, 1572

Died: August 6th, 1637

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