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Top 9 James Shirley Quotes (2025 Update)

James Shirley Quote: “There is no armour against fate.”

1. “There is no armour against fate.”

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James Shirley Quote: “Death lays his icy hand on kings.”

2. “Death lays his icy hand on kings.”

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James Shirley Quote: “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.”

3. “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

James Shirley Quote: “Only the actions of the just, Smell sweet and blossom in their dust.”

4. “Only the actions of the just, Smell sweet and blossom in their dust.”

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James Shirley Quote: “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.”

5. “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

James Shirley Quote: “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.”

6. “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

James Shirley Quote: “Knaves will thrive when honest plainness knows not how to live.”

7. “Knaves will thrive when honest plainness knows not how to live.”

— James Shirley

James Shirley Quote: “Death calls ye to the crowd of common men.”

8. “Death calls ye to the crowd of common men.”

— James Shirley

James Shirley Quote: “How little room Do we take up in death, that, living, know No bounds!”

9. “How little room Do we take up in death, that, living, know No bounds!”

— James Shirley

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