Occupation: Dramatist Birth: 1583 Death: March 17, 1640
He is not valiant that dares lie; but he that boldly bears calamity..
Death hath a thousand doors to let out life..
Shall this nectar Run useless, then, to waste? or ... these lips, That open like the morn, breathing perfumes, On such as dare approach them, be unto….
One grain of incense with devotion offer'd 'S beyond all perfumes of Sabaean spices..
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 max….
They are only safe That know to soothe the prince's appetite, And serve his lusts..
Virgin me no virgins! I must have you lose that name, or you lose me..
Nay, droop not, fellows; innocence should be bold..
To doubt is worse than to have lost; And to despair is but to antedate those miseries that must fall on us..
But married once, a man is stak'd or pown'd, and cannot graze beyond his own hedge..
For any man to match above his rank is but to sell his liberty..
What pity 'tis, one that can speak so well, Should in his actions be so ill!.
The good needs fear no law, It is his safety and the bad man's awe..
If you like not hanging, drown yourself; Take some course for your reputation..
It is true fortitude to stand firm against All shocks of fate, when cowards faint and die In fear to suffer more calamity..
How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,it ravishes all senses..
Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation..
The soul is strong that trusts in goodness..
Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, and it is that which crowns a welcome..
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….
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..