“Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die.”
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Jonson was an English playwright, poet and literary critic in the 17th century.
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“Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die.”
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“Our whole life is like a play.”
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“Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.”
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“Hang sorrow, care'll kill a cat.”
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“I glory more in the coming purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.”
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“A woman, the more careful she is about her face, is commonly the more careless about her house.”
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“In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.”
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“A woman, the more curious she is about her face, is commonly the more careless about her house.”
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“O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!”
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“Apes are apes, though clothed in scarlet.”
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“This is the very womb and bed of enormity.”
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“They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.”
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“I do honour the very flea of his dog.”
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“Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.”
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“Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t'will be virtue.”
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“Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.”
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“Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.”
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“He threatens many that hath injured one.”
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“Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.”
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“True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.”
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