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

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

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.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

I had not to this time subsisted, but that I was supported by your frequent courtesies and favours.
Philip Massinger

Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation.
Philip Massinger

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

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