Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to sp… - Ben Jonson

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Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks...

Ben Jonson

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Benjamin Jonson (11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, most famous for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist, his lyrics, his influence on Jacobean and Caroline poets, his theory of humours, his contentious personality, and his friendship and rivalry with William Shakespeare.

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Alternative Names: Benjamin Jonson • Ben: Ionſon

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

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It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.

Follow a shadow, it still flies you; Seem to fly it, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you.

Where it concerns himself, Who's angry at a slander makes it true.

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