56 quotes
Then, everlasting Love, restrain thy will;
'Tis god-like to have power, but not to kill.
Man is his own star, and that soul that can
Be honest is the only perfect man.
The Honest Man's Fortune (1613)
'Twas when young Eustace wore his heart in's breeches.
The Elder Brother (1625)
Death hath so many doors to let out life.
Corruption is a tree, whose branches are
Of an immeasurable length: they spread
Ev'rywhere; and the dew that drops from thence
Hath infected some chairs and stools of authority.
The Honest Man's Fortune (1613)
There's nothing that allays an angry mind
So soon as a sweet beauty.
The Elder Brother (1625)
From the crown of our head to the sole of our foot.
The Honest Man's Fortune (1613)
Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.
Wit Without Money (1614)
'Tis a word that's quickly spoken,
Which being restrained, a heart is broken.
This is a gimcrack
That can get nothing but new fashions on you.
The Elder Brother (1625)
Let no man fear to die: We love to sleep all,
And death is but the sounder sleep.
The Humorous Lieutenant (1619)
Great things thro' greatest hazards are achiev'd,
And then they shine.
The Loyal Subject (1616)
Fountain heads and pathless groves,
Places which pale passion loves.
Let them learn first to show pity at home.
Wit Without Money (1614)
Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.
The Honest Man's Fortune (1613)
One good turn deserves another.
The Little French Lawyer (1619)
Hence, all you vain delights,
As short as are the nights
Wherein you spend your folly!
There's naught in this life sweet
But only melancholy;
O sweetest melancholy!
The Nice Valor (1647)
Come, sing now, sing; for I know you sing well;
I see you have a singing face.
Of all the paths [that] lead to a woman's love,
Pity's the straightest.
All love’s emblems, and all cry,
"Ladies, if not pluck’d, we die."
Valentinian (1610)