I never thought an angry person valiant: Virtue is never aided by a vice. - Ben Jonson

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I never thought an angry person valiant:
Virtue is never aided by a vice.

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About Ben Jonson

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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