'Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.

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.

This is the very womb and bed of enormity.

This is the very womb and bed of enormity.

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...

Apes are apes, though clothed in scarlet.

Apes are apes, though clothed in scarlet.

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...

True friendship consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and value.

True friendship consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and value.

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;...

The covetous man never has money; the prodigal will have none shortly.

The covetous man never has money; the prodigal will have none shortly.

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.

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...

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.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Calumnies are answered best with silence

Calumnies are answered best with silence

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

'Twas only fear first in the world made gods.

'Twas only fear first in the world made gods.

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

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

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

Fortune, that favors fools.

Fortune, that favors fools.

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

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