Fortune, that favours fools (The Alchemist)
Ben Jonson quote Ramp up my genius, be not retrograde; But boldly nominate a spade a spade (The Poetaster)
Ben Jonson quote 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.
Ben Jonson quote Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.
Ben Jonson quote Thou hadst small Latin, and less Greek.
( of Shakespeare )
Ben Jonson quote Blueness doth express trueness.
Ben Jonson quote He threatens many that hath injured one.
Ben Jonson quote Confound these ancestors... they've stolen our best ideas!
Ben Jonson quote Biography
English playwright and poet
