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Death1 quote
Suns, that set, may rise again:
But if, once, we lose this light,
'Tis with us perpetual night. — Ben Jonson · 1606Dislike1 quote
There shall be no love lost. — Ben Jonson · 1599Eloquence1 quote
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. — Ben Jonson · 1637Existence of God1 quote
Twas only fear first in the world made gods. — Ben Jonson · 1603Finality of death1 quote
Suns, that set, may rise again:
But if, once, we lose this light,
'Tis with us perpetual night. — Ben Jonson · 1606Friends1 quote
True happinesse
Consists not in the multitude of friends,
But in the worth, and choice. — Ben Jonson · 1600God1 quote
Twas only fear first in the world made gods. — Ben Jonson · 1603God and man1 quote
Twas only fear first in the world made gods. — Ben Jonson · 1603Happiness1 quote
True happinesse
Consists not in the multitude of friends,
But in the worth, and choice. — Ben Jonson · 1600Shakespeare1 quote
He was not of an age but for all time! — Ben Jonson · 1623Slander1 quote
Calumnies are answered best with silence. — Ben Jonson · 1606Talking1 quote
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. — Ben Jonson · 1637Wealth1 quote
I glory
More in the cunning purchase of my wealth,
Than in the glad possession. — Ben Jonson · 1606