I do honour the very flea of his dog.

Quote by Ben Jonson

Topics: Ben Jonson Quotes

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

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

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

I am grieved that it should be said he is my brother, and take these...

I am grieved that it should be said he is my brother, and take these...

Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t'will be virtue.

Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t'will be virtue.

He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity.

He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Calumnies are answered best with silence

Calumnies are answered best with silence

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while...

Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while...

He threatens many that hath injured one.

He threatens many that hath injured one.

'Twas only fear first in the world made gods.

'Twas only fear first in the world made gods.

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

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

Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate...

Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate...

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

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

'Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be...

'Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be...

Ill fortune never crushed that man whom good fortune deceived not.

Ill fortune never crushed that man whom good fortune deceived not.

True friendship consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and value.

True friendship consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and value.

For there is no friend like a sister, in calm or stormy weather, to cheer...

For there is no friend like a sister, in calm or stormy weather, to cheer...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...