Quotes by Francis Beaumont

Francis Beaumont
English writer and poet
Alive from: 1584-1616
Category: Poets (Contemporary) | Writers (Contemporary)
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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.
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Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sighted.
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It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.
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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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Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top.
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The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much.
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There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.
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There is method in man's wickedness, it grows up by degrees,
Source: A King and No King 5, 4
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