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Ben Jonson Quotes

To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
Ben Jonson

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Type:
Poet Quotes
Category:
English Poet Quotes
Date of Birth:
June 11, 1572
Date of Death:
August 6, 1637
Nationality:
English
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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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Fool, Man, May, Speak, Speaks, Talk, Things, Two, Well, Wise
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