Be not ashamed of thy virtues; honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

About Ben Jonson

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Benjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – 6 or 18 August 1637) was an English playwright, poet and actor. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour...

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Language most shews a man: Speak, that I may see thee.

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.

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Who sows virtue reaps honor.

—Leonardo da Vinci

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

—George Bernard Shaw

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Are you not ashamed of heaping up the greatest amount of money and honor and reputation, and caring so little about wisdom and truth and the greatest improvement of the soul?

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Time is not your friend. It doesn't care if you live fast or die slow, if you are or if you aren't. It was here before you arrived and it will go on after you leave. Time doesn't care who wins or who loses, if your life span is full or empty, honorable or shameful. Time is indifferent.

—Laura Wiess in Leftovers

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Love is not blind—it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.

—Rabbi Julius Gordon

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