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Such as ne'er saw swans May think crows beautiful. — Philip Massinger

Though the desire of fame be the last weakness Wise men put off. — Philip Massinger

Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise. — Philip Massinger

Virtue, thou in rags, may challenge more than vice set off with all the trim of greatness. — Philip Massinger

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

I had not to this time subsisted, but that I was supported by your frequent courtesies and favours. — Philip Massinger

Revenge, that thirsty dropsy of our souls, makes us covet that which hurts us most. — Philip Massinger

My dancing days are past. — Philip Massinger

But married once, a man is stak'd or pown'd, and cannot graze beyond his own hedge. — Philip Massinger

Patience, the beggar's virtue, shall find no harbor here. — Philip Massinger

Tis the only discipline we are born for; all studies else are but as circular lines, and death the center where they all must meet. — Philip Massinger

Let us love temperately, things violent last not. — Philip Massinger

You may boldly say, you did not plough Or trust the barren and ungrateful sands With the fruitful grain of your religious counsels. — Philip Massinger

Detraction's a bold monster, and fears not
To wound the fame of princes, if it find
But any blemish in their lives to work on. — Philip Massinger

Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, and it is that which crowns a welcome. — Philip Massinger

The soul is strong that trusts in goodness. — Philip Massinger

Like a rough orator, that brings more truth Than rhetoric, to make good his accusation. — Philip Massinger

Thou art figured blind, and yet we borrow our best sight from thee. — Philip Massinger

The over curious are not over wise. — Philip Massinger

Oh that thou hadst like others been all words, And no performance. — Philip Massinger

It is true fortitude to stand firm against
All shocks of fate, when cowards faint and die
In fear to suffer more calamity. — Philip Massinger

He that would govern others first should be master of himself. — Philip Massinger

We have not an hour of life in which our pleasures relish not some pain, our sours, some sweetness. — Philip Massinger

The good needs fear no law, It is his safety and the bad man's awe. — Philip Massinger

Petitions, not sweetened with gold, are but unsavory and oft refused; or, if received, are pocketed, not read. — Philip Massinger

Virgin me no virgins! I must have you lose that name, or you lose me. — Philip Massinger

Ill news are swallow-winged, but what is good walks on crutches. — Philip Massinger

He that knows no guilt can know no fear. — Philip Massinger

Gold
the picklock that never fails. — Philip Massinger

One grain of incense with devotion offer'd
'S beyond all perfumes of Sabaean spices. — Philip Massinger

Without good company all dainties
Lose their true relish, and like painted grapes,
Are only seen, not tasted. — Philip Massinger

A willing mind makes a hard journey easy. — Philip Massinger

If you like not hanging, drown yourself; Take some course for your reputation. — Philip Massinger

Nor custom, nor example, nor cast numbers Of such as do offend, make less the sin. — Philip Massinger

A diamond, though set in horns, is still a diamond, and sparkles in purest gold. — Philip Massinger

0 summer friendship, whose flat-tering leaves shadowed us in our prosperity, With the least gust, drop off in the autumn of adversity. — Philip Massinger

I in my own house am an emperor, And will defend what's mine. — Philip Massinger

What can innocence hope for, When such as sit her judges are corrupted! — Philip Massinger

Many good purposes lie in the churchyard. — Philip Massinger

They are only safe That know to soothe the prince's appetite, And serve his lusts. — Philip Massinger

Death hath a thousand doors to let out life: I shall find one. — Philip Massinger

To doubt is worse than to have lost; and to despair is but to antedate those miseries that must fall on us. — Philip Massinger

Giants in
Their promises, but those obtained, weak pigmies
In their performance. — Philip Massinger

What a seaOf melting ice I walk on! — Philip Massinger

Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation. — Philip Massinger

He that doth public good for multitudes, finds few are truly grateful — Philip Massinger

I have play'd the fool, the gross fool, to believe The bosom of a friend will hold a secret Mine own could not contain. — Philip Massinger

Black detraction will find faults where they are not. — Philip Massinger

This is the Jew that Shakespeare drew. — Philip Massinger

He is not valiant that dares die, but he that boldly bears calamity. — Philip Massinger

Pleasures of worse natures Are gladly entertained, and they that shun us Practice in private sports the stews would blush at. — Philip Massinger

Conscience and wealth are not always neighbors. — Philip Massinger

For any man to match above his rank is but to sell his liberty. — Philip Massinger

How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,it ravishes all senses. — Philip Massinger

What pity 'tis, one that can speak so well, Should in his actions be so ill! — Philip Massinger

Ambition, in a private man is a vice, is in a prince the virtue. — Philip Massinger

Nay, droop not, fellows; innocence should be bold. — Philip Massinger

From the king
To the beggar, by gradation, all are servants;
And you must grant, the slavery is less
To study to please one, than many. — Philip Massinger

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn. — Philip Massinger