True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

Quote by Ben Jonson

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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...

They that know no evil will suspect none.

They that know no evil will suspect none.

A good poet's made as well as born.

A good poet's made as well as born.

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

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

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Who casts to write a living line, must sweat

Who casts to write a living line, must sweat

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;...

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need

'Twas only fear first in the world made gods.

'Twas only fear first in the world made gods.

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

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

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

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.

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...

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.

He threatens many that hath injured one.

He threatens many that hath injured one.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

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...

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

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn...

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn...

I have only to speak for myself; to speak for freedom for myself; to determine...

I have only to speak for myself; to speak for freedom for myself; to determine...