Quotes by Dramatists

Is it not passing brave to be a King and ride in triumph through Persepolis? Christopher Marlowe

Ride King Triumph Through Passing Brave

Life is a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors. Eugene O'Neill

Life Walls Life Is A Solitary Mirrors Cell Whose

Every true genius is bound to be naive. Friedrich Schiller

Genius Intelligence Every True Bound Naive True Genius

Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, he shouldn't! George Bernard Shaw

Sex Advice About Take He Knows Anything Should Pope Why

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself. George Bernard Shaw

Service You Courage Yourself Mirror Holding See Only Noble Render Friend Up Which Really Your Keep Image

What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions on which he habitually acts. George Bernard Shaw

Man Assumptions He His May Ascertained Which Acts Believes Creed

Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world. George Bernard Shaw

World Dangerous Matter Old Men Going Happen Them Old Men

The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post. George Bernard Shaw

Love Post Entirely Perfect Perfect Love Affair Love Affair Which

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough. George Bernard Shaw

Time Enough Everybody Everything Later Sooner Sooner Or Later Happens

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week. George Bernard Shaw

Myself People Made Three Year Few Reputation Think Thinking Once More Week Times Than Few People International Twice Twice A Week Two

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules. George Bernard Shaw

Rule Rules The Golden Rule Golden Golden Rule

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech. George Bernard Shaw

Conversation Trouble Power She Lacks Her Speech

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability. George Bernard Shaw

Man Become Way Ability Only Martyrdom Without Famous

The glories of our blood and state, Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings. Scepter and crown must tumble down, And, in the dust, be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. James Shirley

Death Fate Made Dust Down State Our Must Crooked Kings Shadows Crown Lays Equal Armour His Hand Blood Substantial Tumble Spade Against Poor Icy Things

There is no armor against fate. James Shirley

Fate Armor Against

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others. Jules Renard

Success Failure Laziness Others Our Punishment Only Also

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad. Oscar Wilde

Bad Equally Mob Authority Separate Monarch Necessity

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes. Oscar Wilde

Too Late People Mistakes Sense Too Late Only Never Most Sort Discover Die Common Common Sense Regrets Things Creeping

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love. Oscar Wilde

Love People Emotions About Something Always To Love Ridiculous Whom

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies. Oscar Wilde

Man Enemies Too His Choice Careful

Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise. Philip Massinger

Wise Fall Too High Rise Stoop Soar

He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be. Pierre Corneille

He Himself Insulted Who Deserves