Philip Massinger

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.

5 Quotes

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.
— Philip Massinger

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

Patience, the beggar's virtue, shall find no harbor here.
— Philip Massinger

Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal.
— Philip Massinger

He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.
— Philip Massinger