“All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites.”
Book:Five plays
Quote by Ben Jonson
Work
Five plays
This volume encompasses five distinct plays, each offering unique narratives and characters, contributing to a diverse exploration of the theatrical arts. more
Author
Ben Jonson
Ben Jonson, a renowned English playwright and poet, was born on June 11, 1572, and died on August 6, 1637. His works have had a profound impact on the development of drama, and he is considered one of the greatest English playwrights, second only to Shakespeare. more
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“I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.”
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“Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.”
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Source: The Works of Ben Jonson
“Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.”
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“How ready is heaven to those that pray!”
Source: Ben Jonson: Four Plays
Source: The Works of Ben. Jonson: Underwoods. Timber; or, Discoveries made upon men and matter. Horace, Of the art of poetry [with an English translation by Jonson]. The English grammar. Leges convivales, rules for the Tavern Academy. The case is altered
“Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.”
Source: The Works of Ben. Jonson: Underwoods. Timber; or, Discoveries made upon men and matter. Horace, Of the art of poetry [with an English translation by Jonson]. The English grammar. Leges convivales, rules for the Tavern Academy. The case is altered
“Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.”
Source: The Works of Ben Jonson
“The way to rise is to obey and please.”
Source: Sejanus His Fall