6 Quotes & Sayings By Philip Massinger

Philip Massinger was an English dramatist and poet, and is often seen as the most important playwright of the Restoration era. His plays were popular in his time and continued to be popular for over a century after his death. His plays were twice revived during the 20th century; first in 1932, when Peter Hall's 1959 production of The Roman Actor was a success; and in 1953, when Peter Brook's production of Philip Massinger: A Tragedy was staged by the Old Vic Company.

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He that would govern others first should be master of himself. Philip Massinger
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0 summer friendship whose flat-tering leaves shadowed us in our prosperity With the least gust drop off in the autumn of adversity. Philip Massinger
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Immature poets imitate: mature poets steal. Philip Massinger
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He that would govern others should first be the master of himself. Philip Massinger
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Patience, the beggar's virtue, shall find no harbor here. Philip Massinger