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

Quote by Ben Jonson

Topics: Ben Jonson Quotes

This is the very womb and bed of enormity.

This is the very womb and bed of enormity.

As he brews, so shall he drink.

As he brews, so shall he drink.

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...

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

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

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

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

Soul of the Age! The applause! delight! the wonder of our stage! My Shakespeare, rise;...

Soul of the Age! The applause! delight! the wonder of our stage! My Shakespeare, rise;...

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Who casts to write a living line, must sweat

Who casts to write a living line, must sweat

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...

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.

Calumnies are answered best with silence

Calumnies are answered best with silence

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

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

I do honour the very flea of his dog.

I do honour the very flea of his dog.

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.

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.

And though thou hadst small Latin, and less Greek.

And though thou hadst small Latin, and less Greek.

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...

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

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

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...