In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.

Quote by Ben Jonson

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A good poet's made as well as born.

A good poet's made as well as born.

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

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

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

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.

He threatens many that hath injured one.

He threatens many that hath injured one.

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...

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

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

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two...

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two...

Fortune, that favors fools.

Fortune, that favors fools.

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...

As he brews, so shall he drink.

As he brews, so shall he drink.

Talking is the disease of age.

Talking is the disease of age.

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...

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is,...

They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is,...

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

All forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the...

All forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the...

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he...

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he...

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.