Ben Jonson Quotes About Honor

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  • It is the highest of earthly honors to be descended from the great and good. They alone cry out against a noble ancestry who have none of their own.

  • I have no urns, no dusty monuments; No broken images of ancestors, Wanting an ear, or nose; no forged tales Of long descents, to boast false honors from.

    Ben Jonson, Felix Emmanuel Schelling (1966). “The Complete Plays: The alchemist. Catline, his conspiracy. Bartholomew Fair. The devil is an ass. The staple of news. The new inn; or, The light heart. The magnetic lady; or, Humours reconciled. A tale of a tub. The sad shepard; or, A tale of Robin Hood. The case is altered. Glossary”
  • Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.

    Ben Jonson, William Gifford (1857). “The Works of Ben Jonson”, p.386
  • Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

    Ben Jonson, William Gifford (1857). “The Works of Ben Jonson”, p.207
  • I do honor the very flea of his dog.

    Ben Jonson, William Gifford (1857). “The Works of Ben Jonson”, p.114
  • I have been at my book; and am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honour and reputation

    "Volpone and The Alchemist".
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