John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2062 Ben Jonson 1572-1637 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2062 |
| AUTHOR: | Ben Jonson (1572–1637) |
| QUOTATION: | Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Underwoods. An Epistle, answering to One that asked to be sealed of the Tribe of Ben. |
| Note 1. They never taste who always drink; They always talk who never think. Matthew Prior: Upon a passage in the Scaligerana. [back] |