11 Quotes & Sayings By Thomas Dekker

Thomas Dekker (1568–1638) was the son of a prosperous Amsterdam merchant. As a young man he had already published two books on astrology and, probably, some poems. He had also married twice; his first wife had died, and he had married again when he was in his forties. Dekker's second marriage did not last long, however, and by 1603 he was living in the Hague with his third wife.

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Long hair will make thee look dreafully to thine enemies, and manly to thyfriends: it is, in peace, an ornament; in war, a strong helmet; it...deadens the leaden thump of a bullet: in winter, it is a warm nightcap; in summer, a cooling fan of feathers. Thomas Dekker
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Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together. Thomas Dekker
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Sleep: The golden chain that ties health and our bodies together. Thomas Dekker
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Honest labor bears a lovely face. Thomas Dekker
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Cast away care he that loves sorrow lengthens not a day nor can he buy tomorrow. Thomas Dekker
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This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it. Thomas Dekker
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Age is like love, it cannot be hid. Thomas Dekker
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This age thinks better of a gilded fool Than of a threadbare saint in wisdom's school. Thomas Dekker
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Were there no women, men might live like gods. Thomas Dekker
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Cast away care, he that loves sorrow Lengthens not a day, nor can buy tomorrow; Money is trash, and he that will spend it, Let him drink merrily, fortune will send it. Thomas Dekker