Quotes by Massinger, Philip

To doubt is worse than to have lost; And to despair is but to antedate >>

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are >>

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

Quotations about Poetry and Poets

This poem will never reach its destination. [On Rousseau's Ode To >>

Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach t >>

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. >>

Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal.

Massinger, Philip