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

Quote by Ben Jonson

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I have betrayed myself with my own tongue; The case is altered

I have betrayed myself with my own tongue; The case is altered

As he brews, so shall he drink.

As he brews, so shall he drink.

And though thou hadst small Latin, and less Greek.

And though thou hadst small Latin, and less Greek.

Fortune, that favors fools.

Fortune, that favors fools.

Talking is the disease of age.

Talking is the disease of age.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

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.

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

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

They that know no evil will suspect none.

They that know no evil will suspect none.

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...

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

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.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

A good poet's made as well as born.

A good poet's made as well as born.

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

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

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.

O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his...

O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his...

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...