What did Ben Jonson mean by: All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites. - Ben Jonson Playwright · England Copy
+ Peace is never more than one thought away. Feraz Zeid, July 31, 2023December 12, 2023, Ben Jonson, Harmony, Peace, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ A good dog deserves a good bone. Feraz Zeid, August 30, 2023December 24, 2023, Ben Jonson, Bones, Dog, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Birthday, Prayer, Return, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Smoking, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ How near to good is what is fair! Feraz Zeid, August 22, 2023December 12, 2023, Ben Jonson, Fairs, Goodness, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ And where she went, the flowers took thickest root, As she had sow’d them with her odorous foot. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Feet, Flower, Roots, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Heart, Hypocrisy, Spread, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ Who casts to write a living line, must sweat. Feraz Zeid, June 14, 2023December 12, 2023, Ben Jonson, Sweat, Writing, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise. - Homer Poet · Greece
