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" What virtue is it that is born with us?
Much less can honor be ascribed thereto,
Honor is purchased by the deeds we do.
Believe me, Hero, honor is not won,
Until some honorable deed be done.

----From “Hero and Leander, Sestiad I "

Christopher Marlowe , Complete Poems and Translations


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Christopher Marlowe quote : What virtue is it that is born with us?<br />Much less can honor be ascribed thereto,<br />Honor is purchased by the deeds we do.<br />Believe me, Hero, honor is not won,<br />Until some honorable deed be done.<br /><br />----From “Hero and Leander, Sestiad I