I do honour the very flea of his dog.

Quote by Ben Jonson

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A woman, the more curious she is about her face, is commonly the more careless...

A woman, the more curious she is about her face, is commonly the more careless...

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

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

They that know no evil will suspect none.

They that know no evil will suspect none.

'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...

They that know no evil will suspect none.

They that know no evil will suspect none.

He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

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...

If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick.

If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick.

Fortune, that favors fools.

Fortune, that favors fools.

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

Who casts to write a living line, must sweat

Who casts to write a living line, must sweat

As he brews, so shall he drink.

As he brews, so shall he drink.

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

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

Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of...

Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of...

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...

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

And though thou hadst small Latin, and less Greek.

And though thou hadst small Latin, and less Greek.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.