7 Quotes By Ben Jonson

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There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
Ben Jonson on fear

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
Ben Jonson on happiness

He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity.
Ben Jonson on strength

Success produces confidence confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
Ben Jonson on success

Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
Ben Jonson on hope

I am a printer, and a printer of news; ... I'll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so be it news.
Ben Jonson on press

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
Ben Jonson on talk