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Ben Jonson’s posthumously published 1641 commonplace book Timber, or Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter

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“Stand for truth, and ’tis enough.”

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Jonson argues that loyalty should attach to what is true rather than to a teacher, sect or personal faction.

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Timber, or Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter, represented by Project Gutenberg #5134. Jonson follows the sentence with his refusal to have readers defend a position merely because it is his; the aphorism belongs to a direct prose reflection on independent judgment and truth.

Ben Jonson’s posthumously published 1641 commonplace book Timber, or Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter

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