Ben Jonson Noble Quotations

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.

It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.

It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature.