Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed. Ben Jonson More Quotes by Ben Jonson More Quotes From Ben Jonson He was not of an age, but for all time! Ben Jonson all-time age time Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way. Ben Jonson venture half heaven If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick Ben Jonson neurosis illness sick There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting. Ben Jonson doctrine creeds Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends. Ben Jonson ignorant hate hatred Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom. Ben Jonson deities fortune men Men that talk of their own benefits are not believed to talk of them because they have done them, but to have done them because they might talk of them. Ben Jonson benefits done men To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure. Ben Jonson treasure pleasure long Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never. Ben Jonson wicked-person affliction prayer In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be. Ben Jonson june summer life The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly. Ben Jonson prodigals money men Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need Ben Jonson slave ambition needs Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco. Ben Jonson marijuana weed lust Sweet meat must have sour sauce. Ben Jonson swans meat sweet The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him. Ben Jonson hate evil men Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies? Ben Jonson judging doors lying Good men but see death, the wicked taste it. Ben Jonson good-man men death Out of clothes out of countenance, out of countenance out of wit. Ben Jonson countenance wit clothes Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means. Ben Jonson remembrance mean world All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites. Ben Jonson wise littles world
