What did Ben Jonson mean by: No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech. - Ben Jonson Playwright · England Copy
+ A good man should and must Sit rather down with loss than rise unjust. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Good Man, Loss, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Summer, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ Force works on servile natures, not the free. Feraz Zeid, September 21, 2023December 24, 2023, Ben Jonson, Force, Nature, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, News, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Envy, Honor, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Affliction, Prayer, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Court, Deny, Mistress, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Anarchy, Drinking, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
Watch yourself all your life in a mirror and you’ll see Death at work like bees in a glass hive. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
We rarely repent of speaking little, but often of speaking too much. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
For me, this nomination was as if all of a sudden the crucifix began to wear a yellow star. - Jean-Marie Lustiger
I used to think marriage was a plate-glass window just begging for a brick. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
I am more proud of Hillary Clinton’s alt-right speech than any other moment on the campaign . - Jennifer Palmieri Strategist · USA
Most of us do not use speech to express thought. We use it to express feelings. - Jennifer Stone Actress · USA
I am very short-sighted, and if I don’t like a situation I take my glasses off. - Jenny Eclair Comedian · England