All Ben Jonson Quotes
- Thy praise or dispraise is to me alike; One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike. Alike
- I now think, Love is rather deaf, than blind, For else it could not be, That she, Whom I adore so much, should so slight… Adore
- Where dost thou careless lie, Buried in ease and sloth? Knowledge that sleeps, doth die; And this security, It is the common moth, That eats… Art
- Aristotle was the first accurate critic and truest judge nay, the greatest philosopher the world ever had; for he noted the vices of all knowledges,… Accurate
- True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice. Choice
- There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear. Fear
- Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look… Cup
- Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times. Age
- Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised. Accuracy
- Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee. Judgement
- In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be. Beauties
- Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco. Lust
- Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed. Beast
- Indeed there's a woundy luck in names. Inspirational
- Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail. All
- Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage! Age
- 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… Another Wound
- Though I am young, and cannot tell Either what Death or Love is well, Yet I have heard they both bear darts, And both do… Aim
- Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while you have it, use your breath; There is no drinking… All
- Well, I will scourge those apes, And to these courteous eyes oppose a mirror, As large as is the stage whereon we act; Where they… Act
- Come, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the sports of love, Time will not be ours for ever, He, at length, our good… Celia
- He was not of an age, but for all time! Age
- That old bald cheater, Time. Bald
- O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion! All
- Our whole life is like a play. Life