All Francis Beaumont Quotes
- Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock. Bloodhound
- 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… Anticipation
- Oh, love will make a dog howl in rhyme. Dog
- There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees. Degrees
- Kiss till the cow comes home. Comes Home
- The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much. Desire
- It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it. Argument
- Those have most power to hurt us, that we love. Betrayal
- 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… Art
- Our lives are but our marches to the grave. Grave
- Honor's a thing too subtle for wisdom; if honor lie in eating, he's right honorable. Eating
- Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep. All
- 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… Covets
- Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy. Dainty
- The greatest attribute of Heaven is mercy. Attribute
- Let us have a care not to disclose our hearts to those who shut up theirs against us. Care
- But what is past my help is past my care. Care
- Bad's the best of us. Bad
- You are no better than you should be. Better
- Of all the paths [that] lead to a woman's love Pity's the straightest. All
- 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… Argument
- Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sighted. Blind