Sweet Quotes by Ben Jonson

8 Sweet quotes by Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson’s eight‑quote set on the sweet theme packs his signature wit into a tight package. Each line offers a glimpse of his clever turn of phrase, perfect for a brief yet thoughtful pause on the topic.

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Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast, Still to be powder'd, all perfum'd. Lady,…

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Tis no sin love's fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes…

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Give me a look, give me a face, That makes simplicity a grace Robes loosely flowing, hair as free Such sweet neglect…

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Sweet meat must have sour sauce.

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If I freely may discover What should please me in my lover, I would have her fair and witty, Savouring more of…

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Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.

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That I might live alone once with my gold! O, 'tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it…

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The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted…

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Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.

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Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.

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The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.

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True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.

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Leave a kiss but in the cup, and I'll not look for wine.

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All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome

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“drink to the cause, and pure vapours”

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Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.

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That old bald cheater, Time.

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Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means…

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Each petty hand Can steer a ship becalm'd; but he that will Govern and carry her to her ends, must know His tides, his…

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The way to rise is to obey and please.

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The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.

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Fortune, that favors fools.

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