Quotes by Ben Jonson

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Ambition is a torrent that does not look behind him.

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Just as love without respect is fleeting and fickle, respect without love is cold and lifeless.

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Praise, like gold and diamonds, has value only when it is rare.

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The sign of a rigorous and concise style is manifested in the fact that you cannot throw anything out of the work without damaging it.

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The jealous man would like to be, no more, no less, a God in the soul of the loved one.

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Fear of a vile and mean gesture is a manifestation of courage.

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Misfortune never conquers him whom happiness has not deceived.

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Not everyone who can write verses is a poet.

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Many could make their way to heaven instead of hell by putting in half as much effort.

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The opinion of a man, as of almost any creature, depends on the distance from which you look at him.

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True happiness does not lie in the multitude of friends, but in the dignity and freedom of choice.

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Excessive boldness is as great a vice as excessive shyness.

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Limbus is a disease of age.

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The fear of doing something shameful is called courage.

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In wine, longing seeks its relief, hesitation - courage, indecision - confidence, sadness - joy, and finds only loss.

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The great fame of the people is made by the writers.

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Swearing means nothing to us writers, we live to be shouted at; only silence leads to our destruction.

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Good people are like stars, beacons of the time they live in, lights of the times.

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Care for people, once crept into the human heart, turns into a real treasure, before it becomes a source of peace.

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True happiness does not depend on the number of friends, but on their quality.

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Look at how this little gray powder spins in the bottle. Can you believe he was once human and loved?

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The best response to slander is silence.