Ben Jonson1572–1637The quotations of
Ben Jonson
English playwright, poet, and actor
1572–1637
14 quotes, most often on Writing, Clever Jabs and Truth & Lies.
- Every Man in His Humour (1598)
- Timber: or Discoveries
- Timber: or Discoveries
- Timber: or Discoveries
- Catiline His Conspiracy (1611), Act III, scene ii
Where it concerns himself,
Who’s angry at a slander makes it true.Catiline His Conspiracy (1611), Act III, scene iTrue happiness
Consists not in the multitude of friends,
But in the worth and choice.Cynthia’s Revels (1600), Act III, scene iiPray thee, take care, that tak’st my book in hand,
To read it well: that is, to understand.Epigrams- To the Memory of My Beloved, the Author, Mr. William Shakespeare (First Folio, 1623), line 43
Thy praise or dispraise is to me alike;
One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike.Epigrams (1616), LXI: To Fool, or KnaveThere’s reason good, that you good laws should make:
Men’s manners ne’er were viler, for your sake.Epigrams (1616), XXIV: To the Parliament- To the Memory of My Beloved, the Author, Mr. William Shakespeare (First Folio, 1623), lines 22-24
- Song: To Celia (1616)In context
