Philip Massinger
Philip Massinger
Philip Massingerwas 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 and realism, and their political and social themes...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth2 May 1908
gold petitions bribery
Petitions, not sweetened with gold, are but unsavory and oft refused; or, if received, are pocketed, not read.
promise giants weak
Giants in Their promises, but those obtained, weak pigmies In their performance.
wealth neighbor conscience
Conscience and wealth are not always neighbors.
monsters fame fear-not
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.
incense spices devotion
One grain of incense with devotion offer'd 'S beyond all perfumes of Sabaean spices.
wise curiosity curious
The over curious are not over wise.
news crutches ill
Ill news are swallow-winged, but what is good walks on crutches.
life queens men
Great men, Till they have gained their ends, are giants in Their promises, but, those obtained, weak pigmies In their performance. And it is a maxim Allowed among them, so they may deceive, They may swear anything; for the queen of love, As they hold constantly, does never punish, But smile, at lovers' perjuries.
acting jew
This is the Jew that Shakespeare drew.
action speak pity
What pity 'tis, one that can speak so well, Should in his actions be so ill!
marriage men married
But married once, a man is stak'd or pown'd, and cannot graze beyond his own hedge.
doors thousand
Death hath a thousand doors to let out life.
patience virtue harbors
Patience, the beggar's virtue, shall find no harbor here.
loss voice good-woman
How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,it ravishes all senses.