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Philip Massinger (1583 - March 17, 1640) was 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..

"True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn."

Massinger, Philip on dignity    Share

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"To doubt is worse than to have lost; And to despair is but to antedate those miseries that must fall on us."

Massinger, Philip on doubt    Share

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"Patience, the beggar's virtue, shall find no harbor here."

Massinger, Philip on patience    Share

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"Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal."

Massinger, Philip on poetry and poets    Share

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"He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself."

Massinger, Philip on self-control
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