Princes that would their people should do well
Must at themselves begin, as at the head;
For men, by their example, pattern out
Their limitations, and regard of laws:
A virtuous court a world to virtue draws.


The Works of Ben Jonson, which Were Formerly Printed in Two Volumes, are Now Reprinted in One (ed. 1692)

Ben Jonson Quotes

Princes that would their people should do well Must at themselves begin, as at the head; For men, by their example, pattern out Their limitations,...

Princes that would their people should do well Must at themselves begin, as at the head; For men, by their example, pattern out Their limitations,...

Princes that would their people should do well Must at themselves begin, as at the head; For men, by their example, pattern out Their limitations,...

Princes that would their people should do well Must at themselves begin, as at the head; For men, by their example, pattern out Their limitations,...