Tamburlaine the Great Quotes

“Nay, could their numbers countervail the stars,
Or ever-drizzling drops of April showers,
Or wither'd leaves that autumn shaketh down,
Yet would the Soldan by his conquering power
So scatter and consume them in his rage,
That not a man should live to rue their fall.”
― Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great

“That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.”
― Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great

“TAMBURLAINE: Nature, that fram'd us of four elements
Warring within our breasts for regiment,
Doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.
Our souls, whose faculties can comprehend
The wondrous architecture of the world,
And measure every wandering planet's course,
Still climbing after knowledge infinite,
And always moving as the restless spheres,
Wills us to wear ourselves and never rest,
Until we reach the ripest fruit of all,
That perfect bliss and sole felicity,
The sweet fruition of an earthly crown.”
― Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great

“Yet should there hover in their restless heads
One thought, one grace, one wonder at the least,
Which into words no virtue can digest.”
― Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great

“USUMCASANE: To be a king, is half to be a god.”
― Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great

“And 'tis a pretty toy to be a poet.”
― Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great

“Time passeth swift away;
Our life is frail, and we may die to-day.”
― Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great

“Return with haste: time passeth swift away;
Our life is frail, and we may die today.”
― Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great

“No; cowards and faint-hearted runaways
Look for orations when the foe is near:
Our swords shall play the orators for us.”
― Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great