+ Weigh the meaning and look not at the words. Feraz Zeid, July 17, 2023December 12, 2023, Ben Jonson, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ He threatens many that hath injured one. Feraz Zeid, June 22, 2023December 12, 2023, Ben Jonson, Crime, Injured, 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
+ The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Money, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ Thy praise or dispraise is to me alike; One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Praise, Strikes, Strokes, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ True gladness doth not always speak; joy, bred and born but in the tongue, is weak. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Joy, Speak, Tongue, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest. Feraz Zeid, December 27, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Anxiety, Care, Possession, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
+ Custom is the most certain mistress of language, as the public stamp makes the current money. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Ben Jonson, Language, Mistress, Stamps, 0 - Ben Jonson Playwright · England
The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them. Explain - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better escape their eyes. - Jean Racine Playwright · France
It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths. Explain - Jean Rostand Biologist · France
Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
Whoever blushes confesses guilt, true innocence never feels shame. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland