Top 25 Quotes by Francis Beaumont of 30

The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much.

The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much.

Desire, Too Much, Way

You are no better than you should be.

Literature, Should, Garters

Francis Beaumont (1718). “The Coxcomb. A Comedy, Etc”, p.39

If men wound you with injuries, meet them with patience; hasty words rankle the wound, soft language dresses it, forgiveness cures it, and oblivion takes away the scar. It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.

Francis Beaumont

Forgiveness, Men, Silence

Those have most power to hurt us, that we love.

Francis Beaumont

Hurt, Betrayal, Love Is

The Maid's Tragedy act 5 (written 1610 - 1611). Coauthored with John Fletcher.

Let us have a care not to disclose our hearts to those who shut up theirs against us.

Francis Beaumont

Heart, Care, Shut Up

Our lives are but our marches to the grave.

Francis Beaumont

Life, March, Graves

"The Humorous Lieutenant". Play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Act III, scene 5, line 76, 1647.

Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven.

Francis Beaumont

Wings, Bird, Heaven

Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock.

Francis Beaumont

Running, Envy, Fruit

The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much. He is not rich that possesses much, but he that covets no more; and he is not poor that enjoys little, but he that wants too much.

Francis Beaumont

Desire, Want, Littles

Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep.

Francis Beaumont

Death, Sleep, Men

Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1778). “The Dramatick Works of Beaumont and Fletcher: Humorous lieutenant. Faithfl shepherdess. Mad lover. Loyal subject. Rule a wife and have a wife”, p.60

It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.

Francis Beaumont

Friendship, Silence, Overcoming

As men do walk a mile, women should talk an hour, After supper. 'Tis their exercise.

Francis Beaumont

Exercise, Men, Hours

Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Suzanne Gossett (2009). “Philaster”, p.160, A&C Black

The greatest attribute of Heaven is mercy.

Francis Beaumont

Heaven, Headstone, Mercy

Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1812). “Works: With and Introd. and Explanatory Notes By Henry Weber”, p.479

Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy.

Francis Beaumont

Sweet, Lovely, Literature

Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1750). “The Works of Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher: The two noble kinsmen; Thierry and Theodoret; The woman-hater; The nice valour; The honest man's fortune; A masque; Four plays or moral representations in one”, p.336

There's nothing that allays an angry mind So soon as a sweet beauty.

Francis Beaumont

Beauty, Sweet, Mind

Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1855). “Beaumont and Fletcher: or, The finest scenes, lyrics, and other beauties of those two poets, now first selected from the whole of their works, to the exclusion of whatever is morally objectionable: with opinions of distinguished critics, notes explanatory and otherwise, and a general introductory preface”, p.207

Grace comes often clad in the dusky robe of desolation.

Francis Beaumont

Grace, Desolation, Robes

My virginity, that from my childhood kept me company, is heavier than I can endure to bear. Forgive me, Cupid, for thou art god, and I a wretched creature: I have sinn'd; but be thou merciful, and grant that yet I may enjoy what thou wilt have me love!

Francis Beaumont

Art, Forgive Me, Childhood

Francis Beaumont (1750). “The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont and Mr. John Fletcher: In Ten Volumes. Collated with All the Former Editions, and Corrected. With Notes Critical and Explanatory”, p.435

It is a word that's quickly spoken, which being unrestrained, a heart is broken

Francis Beaumont

Heart, Broken

As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.

Francis Beaumont

Heaven, Hell

Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1812). “The works of Beaumont and Fletcher: in fourteen volumes: with an introduction and explanatory notes”, p.218

Oh, love will make a dog howl in rhyme.

Francis Beaumont

Love, Dog, Literature

Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1679). “The works of Beaumont & Fletcher: the text formed from a new collation of the early editions”, p.453

All confidence which is not absolute and entire, is dangerous. There are few occasions but where a man ought either to say all, or conceal all; for, how little so ever you have revealed of your secret to a friend, you have already said too much if you think it not safe to make him privy to all particulars.

Francis Beaumont

Men, Thinking, Secret

But what is past my help is past my care.

Francis Beaumont

Past, Care, Helping

Francis Beaumont (1750). “The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont and Mr. John Fletcher: In Ten Volumes. Collated with All the Former Editions, and Corrected. With Notes Critical and Explanatory”, p.109

There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.

Francis Beaumont

Growing Up, Men, Degrees

Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Henry William Weber (1812). “The works of Beaumont and Fletcher: in fourteen volumes: with an introduction and explanatory notes”