Whosoever loves not picture is injurious to truth, and all the wisdom of poetry. Picture is the invention of heaven, the most… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites. — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence. — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
Soul of the Age! The applause! delight! the wonder of our stage! My Shakespeare, rise; I will not lodge thee by Chaucer, or Spenser,… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man. — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private. — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
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… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
