"The true way to gain much, is never……" — Francis Beaumont
"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."
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Francis Beaumont
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22 Quotes by Francis Beaumont
Francis Beaumont has 22 quotes on this site.
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Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest…
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Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she…
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Oh, love will make a dog howl in rhyme.
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There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.
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Kiss till the cow comes home.
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The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much.
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It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.
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Those have most power to hurt us, that we love.
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My virginity, that from my childhood kept me company, is heavier than I can endure to bear. Forgive me, Cupid,…
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Our lives are but our marches to the grave.
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Honor's a thing too subtle for wisdom; if honor lie in eating, he's right honorable.
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Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep.
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More Covets Quotes
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When everyone covets something, they are easily annoyed by it.
— Baltasar Gracian
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Who covets more is evermore a slave.
— Robert Herrick
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Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and…
— Seneca the Younger
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But the best argument of all [for evangelism] is to be found in the wounds of Jesus. You want to…
— Charles Spurgeon
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Do no harmful actions, do not become attached to the cycle of death and rebirth, show kindness, respect the old…
— Dogen
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None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as…
— Charles Caleb Colton
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
— Cato the Elder
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The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
— Ben Jonson
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Let's live with that small pittance which we have; Who covets more is evermore a slave.
— Robert Herrick
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A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for…
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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When someone covets something they desire and lust over it.Usually it's something they can't have. You've always had that problem...
— Sara Shepard
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What does he do, Clarice? What is the first and principal thing he does, what need does he serve by…
— Thomas Harris
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