“Gallows, n. A stage for the performance of miracle plays, in which the leading actor is translated to heaven. ”
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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“Bad company will lead a man to the gallows!”
Le cattive compagnie conducono gli uomini alle forche.
Act IV, scene vi
The Mandrake (1524)
Source: Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (2003), Ch.IV The Politician and the Playwright: How to Rule

As quoted by Teles of Megara, fr. 2, On Self-Sufficiency
“The world’s a theatre, the earth a stage
Which God and Nature do with actors fill.”
Apology for Actors, (1612). Compare: "The world's a stage on which all parts are played", Thomas Middleton, A Game of Chess (1624), Act v. Sc. 1.; "All the world ’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players", Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act ii. Sc. 7.

“For actors on the stage, but not for men.”
Diogenes Laertius

“The world's a stage on which all parts are played.”
A Game of Chess (1624), Act v. Sc. 1. Compare: "All the world ’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players", Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act ii. Sc. 7.; "The world ’s a theatre, the earth a stage, Which God and Nature do with actors fill", Thomas Heywood, Apology for Actors (1612).