Benjamin Jonson
Biography Benjamin Jonson (1572 - 1637)
English dramatist, poet and actor
Was born on 11 jun 1772.
Died on 06 aug 1637, at -135 years old.
Origin country United Kingdom
Quotes by Benjamin JonsonEnglish Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best and his lyric poems.
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends,...
Quote by Benjamin Jonson about happiness
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
Quote by Benjamin Jonson about fear, prison, hell
Talking is the disease of age.
Quote by Benjamin Jonson about talking, age, olderness
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns...
Quote by Benjamin Jonson about vice, punishment, mind