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| Ben Jonson Quotes | No. | Quotation | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. | Advice |
| 2 | Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never. | Affliction |
| 3 | It is the highest of earthly honors to be descended from the great and good. They alone cry out against a noble ancestry who have none of their own. | Ancestor |
| 4 | He that was only taught by himself had a fool for his master. | Education |
| 5 | Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook. | Faith |
| 6 | True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice. | Friendship |
| 7 | Many might go to heaven with half the labor they go to hell. | Heaven |
| 8 | When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity. | Honor |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | All concord's born of contraries. | Inconsistent |
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