50+ Christopher Marlowe Quotes

Religion hides many mischiefs from suspicion.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Hide Mischief Religion Suspicious
More childish valorous than manly wise.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Children Man Wisdom
Jigging veins of rhyming mother wits.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Mom Rhyme
He must have a long spoon that eats with the devil.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Devil Eat Himself
Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Born Respect Spring Virtue
Infinite riches in a little room.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Infinite One Liner Rich Room
Blood is the god of war’s rich livery.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Blood God Rich War
Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, and burnt the topless towers of Ileum?
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Burn Destruction Face Start War
While money doesn’t buy love, it puts you in a great bargaining position.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Love Money Position Price Yourself
Accurst be he that first invented war.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Invention War
What feeds me destroys me.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Destroy Feed Food Myself
Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Love Sight
Had I as many souls as there be stars, I’d give them all for Mephistopheles!
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Myself Soul Stars
Who hateth me but for my happiness? Or who is honored now but for his wealth? Rather had I, a Jew, be hated thus, Than pitied in a Christian poverty.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Happiness Hate Myself Poverty Respect Wealth
Where both deliberate, the love is slight: Who ever lov’d, that lov’d not at first sight?
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Couple Love See
There is no sin but ignorance.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Ignorance One Liner Perspective Religious Sin
That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Earth Nature Perfection Sweet
All live to die, and rise to fall.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Death Fall Live One Liner Rise
I count religion but a childish toy, and hold there is no sin but ignorance.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Children Ignorance Myself Religion Sin Toys
Our swords shall play the orators for us.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Ourselves Play Sword
Love is not full of pity (as men say) But deaf and cruel, where he means to pray.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Cruelty Himself Love Man Prayer
Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Money Reason Wealth
Time doth run with calm and silent foot, Shortening my days and thread of vital life.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Calm Life Silence Time
Lone women, like to empty houses, perish.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Disappear Empty Lonely Woman
I’m armed with more than complete steel, – The justice of my quarrel.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Fight Justice Myself Preparation War Weapon
Hell strives with grace for conquest in my breast. What shall I do to shun the snares of death?
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Death Grace Hell Myself Unknown
Virginity, albeit some highly prize it, Compared with marriage, had you tried them both, Differs as much as wine and water doth.
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Compare Marriage Reward Virgin Water

Christopher Marlowe Quotes

Famous English playwrights