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List of Ben Jonson Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 211 inspiring quotes by Ben Jonson.

About Ben Jonson

  • Born: June 11, 1572
  • Died: August 6, 1637
  • Occupation: Playwright
    • Still may syllables jar with time, still may reason war with rhyme, resting never!
    War Poetry May
    I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground upon my flesh t'inflict another wound. yet dare i not complain, or wish for death with holy paul; lest it be thought the breath of discontent; or that these prayers be for weariness of life, not love of thee.
    Prayer Grief Wish
    Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, and age from that which bred it, good example.
    Age Example Youth
    If all you boast of your great art be true; sure, willing poverty lives most in you.
    Art Poverty Being True
    Success hath made me wanton.
    Made Wanton
    Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed that sets his doors wide open to a thief, and shows the felon where his treasure lies?
    Lying Doors Judging
    Custom is the most certain mistress of language, as the public stamp makes the current money.
    Mistress Language Stamps
    Ambition, like a torrent, ne'er looks back; and is a swelling, and the last affection a high mind can put off; being both a rebel unto the soul and reason, and enforceth all laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, and offereth violence to nature's self.
    Ambition Self Law
    I have discovered that a famed familiarity in great ones is a note of certain usurpation on the less; for great and popular men feign themselves to be servants to others to make those slaves to them.
    Men Slave Popularity
    Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means.
    Mean Remembrance World
    That praises are without reason lavished on the dead, and that the honours due only to are paid to antiquity, is a complaint likely to be always continued by those who, being able to add nothing to truth, hope for eminence from the heresies of paradox; or those who, being forced by disappointment upon consolatory expedients, are willing to hope from posterity what the present age refuses, and flatter themselves that the regard which is yet denied by envy will be at last bestowed by time.
    Truth Disappointment Envy
    Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
    Courage Suffering Valor
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