That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.

Meaning of the quote

The quote is saying that the greatest happiness and joy comes from having power and wealth on Earth. It suggests that being a ruler or king is the ultimate form of satisfaction and fulfillment. The "sweet fruition of an earthly crown" refers to the pleasure and rewards that come with being a powerful leader or achieving a high social status.

About Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe was an influential Elizabethan playwright, poet, and translator who is considered a pioneer of blank verse. His plays were known for their dramatic flair and extreme themes, and his life was filled with intrigue and mystery surrounding his early death at the age of 29.

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Come live with me and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods, or steepy mountain yields.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

All places are alike, and every earth is fit for burial.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Accursed be he that first invented war.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Our swords shall play the orators for us.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

I count religion but a childish toy, and hold there is no sin but ignorance.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

What feeds me destroys me.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

What are kings, when regiment is gone, but perfect shadows in a sunshine day?

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Accurst be he that first invented war.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hell is there must we ever be.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

I’m armed with more than complete steel, – The justice of my quarrel.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

O, thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

While money doesn’t buy love, it puts you in a great bargaining position.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, and burnt the topless towers of Ileum?

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Money can’t buy love, but it improves your bargaining position.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Above our life we love a steadfast friend.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

There is no sin but ignorance.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Goodness is beauty in the best estate.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Confess and be hanged.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

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

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Jigging veins of rhyming mother wits.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)

Live and die in Aristotle’s works.

Christopher Marlowe

English dramatist, poet and translator (1564-1593)