Firm Quotes by 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

The sum of all that makes a just man happy Consists in the well choosing of his wife: And there, well to discharge it,…

— Philip Massinger

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

— 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

He is not valiant that dares lie; but he that boldly bears calamity.

— Philip Massinger

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

— Philip Massinger

He that knows no guilt can know no fear.

— Philip Massinger

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

— 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

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

— Philip Massinger

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

— Philip Massinger

He that would govern others, first should be Master of himself.

— Philip Massinger