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

Quote by Ben Jonson

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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

Good morning to the day: and next, my gold! - / Open the shrine that...

Good morning to the day: and next, my gold! - / Open the shrine that...

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

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

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...

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,...

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

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

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave...

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave...

To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a...

To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a...

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.

As he brews, so shall he drink.

As he brews, so shall he drink.

I do honour the very flea of his dog.

I do honour the very flea of his dog.

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Calumnies are answered best with silence

Calumnies are answered best with silence

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...

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...

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

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

Dear haters, dont criticize me for my flaws and mistakes when you cant even see...

Dear haters, dont criticize me for my flaws and mistakes when you cant even see...

Do not allow the Church or State to govern your thought or dictate your judgment

Do not allow the Church or State to govern your thought or dictate your judgment

I detest my fellow-beings and do not feel that I am their fellow at all

I detest my fellow-beings and do not feel that I am their fellow at all