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

Quote by Ben Jonson

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Apes are apes, though clothed in scarlet.

Apes are apes, though clothed in scarlet.

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...

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...

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

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...

He threatens many that hath injured one.

He threatens many that hath injured one.

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...

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...

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

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...

Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment

Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment

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;...

Fortune, that favors fools.

Fortune, that favors fools.

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...

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.

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

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

Calumnies are answered best with silence

Calumnies are answered best with silence

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

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,...

This is the very womb and bed of enormity.

This is the very womb and bed of enormity.