Ben Jonson Quotes

Most popular Ben Jonson Quotes

Fortune, that favours fools. - Ben Jonson quote.
Fortune, that favours fools.
— Ben Jonson

fortune

A good poet's made as well as born. - Ben Jonson quote.
A good poet's made as well as born.
— Ben Jonson
Art hath an enemy called Ignorance. - Ben Jonson quote.
Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.
— Ben Jonson Every Man Out of His Humour

ignorance art

The way to rise is to obey and please. - Ben Jonson quote.
The way to rise is to obey and please.
— Ben Jonson
Hope
Is such a bait, it covers any hook. - Ben Jonson quote.
Hope
Is such a bait, it covers any hook.
— Ben Jonson Volpone, or the Fox

hope

No greater hell than to be slave to fear. - Ben Jonson quote.
No greater hell than to be slave to fear.
— Ben Jonson Every Man in His Humour

fear

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need. - Ben Jonson quote.
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.
— Ben Jonson Sejanus His Fall

ambition

This is the danger, when vice becomes a precedent. - Ben Jonson quote.
This is the danger, when vice becomes a precedent.

vice precedent

Though the most be players, some must be spectators. - Ben Jonson quote.
Though the most be players, some must be spectators.
— Ben Jonson
I smile to think how like a lottery
These weddings are. - Ben Jonson quote.
I smile to think how like a lottery
These weddings are.
— Ben Jonson Tale of a Tub

weddings

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity. - Ben Jonson quote.
He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.
— Ben Jonson

adversity

Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends. - Ben Jonson quote.
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
— Ben Jonson Timber

love and hate

Ill fortune never crushed that man whom good fortune deceived not. - Ben Jonson quote.
Ill fortune never crushed that man whom good fortune deceived not.
— Ben Jonson

misfortune fortune

Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant;
And of all tame, a flatterer. - Ben Jonson quote.
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant;
And of all tame, a flatterer.
— Ben Jonson Sejanus

flattery

That for which all virtue now is sold.
And almost every vice—almighty gold. - Ben Jonson quote.
That for which all virtue now is sold.
And almost every vice—almighty gold.
— Ben Jonson Epigrams

gold

Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding. - Ben Jonson quote.
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
— Ben Jonson Timber

passion

O!
How vain and vile a passion is this fear!
What base uncomely things it makes men do. - Ben Jonson quote.
O!
How vain and vile a passion is this fear!
What base uncomely things it makes men do.
— Ben Jonson Sejanus His Fall

fear

Speech is the only benefit man hath to express his excellency of mind above other creatures. - Ben Jonson quote.
Speech is the only benefit man hath to express his excellency of mind above other creatures.
— Ben Jonson Timber

speech

Fear to do base and unworthy things is valor; if they be done us, to suffer them is also valor. - Ben Jonson quote.
Fear to do base and unworthy things is valor; if they be done us, to suffer them is also valor.
— Ben Jonson
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised. - Ben Jonson quote.
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
— Ben Jonson
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.  A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. - Ben Jonson quote.
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.  A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
— Ben Jonson Timber

eloquence

They say Princes learn no art truly but the art of horsemanship.  The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer.  He will throw a prince as soon as his groom. - Ben Jonson quote.
They say Princes learn no art truly but the art of horsemanship.  The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer.  He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.

horses

It strikes! one, two, 
Three, four, five, six. 
Enough, enough, dear watch, 
Thy pulse hath beat enough. 
Now sleep and rest; 
Would thou could'st make the time to do so too; 
I'll wind thee up no more. - Ben Jonson quote.
It strikes! one, two, 
Three, four, five, six. 
Enough, enough, dear watch, 
Thy pulse hath beat enough. 
Now sleep and rest; 
Would thou could'st make the time to do so too; 
I'll wind thee up no more.
— Ben Jonson

time relaxation