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Philip Massinger Quotes (1583-1640)
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Philip Massinger (1583 – 17 March 1640) was an English dramatist. His finely plotted plays, including A New Way to Pay Old Debts, The City Madam and The Roman Actor are noted for their satire, realism, and political and social themes.
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“Cause me no causes.”
“What a sea
Of melting ice I walk on!”
Of melting ice I walk on!”
“Be wise;
Soar not too high, to fall; but stoop to rise.”
Soar not too high, to fall; but stoop to rise.”
“He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.”
“The oath in any way or form you please,
I stand resolv'd to take it.”
I stand resolv'd to take it.”
“Like a rough orator, that brings more truth
Than rhetoric, to make good his accusation.”
Than rhetoric, to make good his accusation.”
“Out, you impostors!
Quack-salving, cheating mountebanks! Your skill
Is to make sound men sick, and sick men kill.”
Quack-salving, cheating mountebanks! Your skill
Is to make sound men sick, and sick men kill.”
“Quiet night that brings
Rest to the labourer, is the outlaw's day,
In which he rises early to do wrong,
And when his work is ended, dares not sleep.”
Rest to the labourer, is the outlaw's day,
In which he rises early to do wrong,
And when his work is ended, dares not sleep.”
“Some undone widow sits upon mine arm,
And takes away the use of it; and my sword,
Glued to my scabbard with wronged orphans' tears,
Will not be drawn.”
And takes away the use of it; and my sword,
Glued to my scabbard with wronged orphans' tears,
Will not be drawn.”
“What a bridge
Of glass I walk upon, over a river
Of certain ruin! Mine own weighty fears
Cracking what should support me:—And those helps,
Which confidence yields to others, are from me
Ravish'd by doubts, and wilful jealousy.”
Of glass I walk upon, over a river
Of certain ruin! Mine own weighty fears
Cracking what should support me:—And those helps,
Which confidence yields to others, are from me
Ravish'd by doubts, and wilful jealousy.”
“He
That kills himself to avoid misery, fears it,
And, at the best, shows but a bastard valour.
This life's a fort committed to my trust,
Which I must not yield up till it be forc'd.
—Nor will I. He's not valiant that dares die,
But he that boldly bears calamity.”
That kills himself to avoid misery, fears it,
And, at the best, shows but a bastard valour.
This life's a fort committed to my trust,
Which I must not yield up till it be forc'd.
—Nor will I. He's not valiant that dares die,
But he that boldly bears calamity.”
“But in our Sanazarro 'tis not so,
He being pure and tried gold; and any stamp
Of grace, to make him current to the world,
The duke is pleased to give him, will add honour
To the great bestower; for he, though allow'd
Companion to his master, still preserves
His majesty in full lustre.”
He being pure and tried gold; and any stamp
Of grace, to make him current to the world,
The duke is pleased to give him, will add honour
To the great bestower; for he, though allow'd
Companion to his master, still preserves
His majesty in full lustre.”
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Philip Massinger on Tailors 4 quotes
“What a fine man Hath your tailor made you!”
Philip Massinger on X me no Xs 3 quotes
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“For a flying foe Discreet and provident conquerors build up A bridge of gold.”
Philip Massinger on Suicide 2 quotes
“If you like not hanging, drown yourself; Take some course for your reputation.”
Philip Massinger on Marriage 2 quotes
“And, to all married men, be this a caution, Which they should duly tender as their life, Neither to doat too much, nor doubt a wife.”
Philip Massinger on Danger
“What a sea Of melting ice I walk on!”
Philip Massinger on Character
“And, but herself, admits no parallel.”
Philip Massinger on Cheerfulness
“Cheerful looks make every dish a feast.”
Philip Massinger on Humility
“Be wise; Soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.”
Philip Massinger on Wisdom
“* Be wise; Soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.”
Philip Massinger on Home
Philip Massinger on Death
Philip Massinger on Fame
Philip Massinger on News
“Ill news, madam, Are swallow-winged, but what's good Walks on crutches.”
Philip Massinger on Innocence
Philip Massinger on Courtship
“I will now court her in the conqueror's style; "Come, see, and overcome."”
Philip Massinger on Promises
“Giants in Their promises, but those obtained, weak pigmies In their performance.”
Philip Massinger on Sin
Philip Massinger on Index (publishing)
“The index tells us the contents of stories and directs to the particular chapters.”
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Philip Massinger on Lust
Philip Massinger on Quackery
“Out, you impostors! Quack salving, cheating mountebanks! your skill Is to make sound men sick, and sick men kill.”
Philip Massinger on Voice
“How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks, It ravishes all senses.”
Philip Massinger on Impostor
“Out, you impostors! Quack-salving, cheating mountebanks! Your skill Is to make sound men sick, and sick men kill.”
What Philip Massinger Said About Others
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Philip Massinger on Women
“How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard, that, when it speaks, It ravishes all senses,”
About Philip Massinger
Philip Massinger (1583 – 17 March 1640) was an English dramatist. His finely plotted plays, including A New Way to Pay Old Debts, The City Madam and The Roman Actor are noted for their satire, realism, and political and social themes.