The World 's A Stage On Which All Parts Are Played.

The world 's a stage on which all parts are played.
-- Thomas Middleton (1580-1627)
-- A Game of Chess, Act v, Sc. 1

All is not gold that glisteneth. -- Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) -- A Fair Quarrel, Act v, Sc. 1
That disease Of which all old men sicken,--avarice.
-- Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) -- The Roaring Girl, Act i, Sc. 1...
My nearest And dearest enemy. -- Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) -- Anything for a Quiet Life, Act v, Sc.
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On his last legs. -- Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) -- The Old Law, Act v, Sc. 1
Beat all your feathers as flat down as pancakes. -- Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) -- The Roaring Girl, Act i, Sc.
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As true as I live. -- Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) -- The Family of Love, Act v, Sc. 3
This was a good week's labour. -- Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) -- Anything for a Quiet Life, Act v, Sc.
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A flat case as plain as a pack-staff. -- Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) -- The Family of Love, Act v, Sc.
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A little too wise, they say, do ne'er live long. -- Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) -- The Phoenix, Act i, Sc.
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