English - Poet | June 11, 1572 - August 6, 1637
Fortune, that favors fools.
Ben Jonson
FoolsFavorsFortune
And though thou hadst small Latin, and less Greek.
SmallThoughThouLessGreekLatin
Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.
GoodManHatHonorWearTimes
He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
FoolMasterOnlyHeHimselfTaught
O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!
SunBackForgetEngineMotionKeep
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.
SpeakTalkingTwoSameThingsWell
Talking is the disease of age.
AgeTalkingDisease
I do honour the very flea of his dog.
DogHisHonourVeryFlea
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