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He is not valiant that dares lie but he that boldly bears calamity.
Philip Massinger
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Philip Massinger
Age: 57 †
Born: 1583
Born: January 1
Died: 1640
Died: January 1
Dramatist
Playwright
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Salisbury
England
Philip Massinger
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Ill news are swallow-winged, but what is good walks on crutches.
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Petitions, not sweetened with gold, are but unsavory and oft refused or, if received, are pocketed, not read.
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Factions among yourselves preferring such To offices and honors, as ne'er read The elements of saving policy But deeply skilled in all the principles That usher to destruction.
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