Occupation: Dramatist Birth: 1583 Death: March 17, 1640
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..
The soul is strong that trusts in goodness..
Factions among yourselves; preferring such To offices and honors, as ne'er read The elements of saving policy; But deeply skilled in all the principl….
Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, and it is that which crowns a welcome..
You may boldly say, you did not plough Or trust the barren and ungrateful sands With the fruitful grain of your religious counsels..
As the index tells us the contents of stories and directs to the particular chapter, even so does the outward habit and superficial order of garments….
Revenge, that thirsty dropsy of our souls, makes us covet that which hurts us most..
Honour is Virtue's allowed ascent: honour that clasps All perfect justice in her arms; that craves No more respect than that she gives; that does Not….
What can innocence hope for, When such as sit her judges are corrupted!.
Ill news are swallow-winged, but what is good walks on crutches..
Greatness, with private men Esteem'd a blessing, is to me a curse; And we, whom, for our high births, they conclude The happy freemen, are the only s….
He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself..
Giants in Their promises, but those obtained, weak pigmies In their performance..
The over curious are not over wise..
Such as ne'er saw swans May think crows beautiful..
He that doth public good for multitudes, finds few are truly grateful.
What a seaOf melting ice I walk on!.
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..
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..
True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn..
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..