James Shirley Quotes & Sayings

Hark, how chimes the passing bell! There's no music to a knell; All the other sounds we hear, Flatter, and but cheat our ear. This doth put us still in mind That our flesh must be resigned, And, a general silence made, The world be muffled in a shade. — James Shirley

Knaves will thrive when honest plainness knows not how to live. — James Shirley

The honor is overpaid, When he that did the act is commentator. — James Shirley

Only the actions of the just, Smell sweet and blossom in their dust. — James Shirley

There is no armour against fate. — James Shirley

The glories of our blood and state
Are shadows, not substantial things;
There is no armor against Fate.
Death lays his icy hand on kings ... — James Shirley

Death calls ye to the crowd of common men. — James Shirley

There is no armor against fate. — James Shirley

How little room Do we take up in death, that, living, know No bounds! — James Shirley

When our souls shall leave this dwelling, the glory of one fair and virtuous action is above all the 'scutcheons on our tomb, or silken banners over us. — James Shirley

Death lays his icy hand on kings. — James Shirley