Francis Beaumont
Francis Beaumont
Francis Beaumontwas a dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre, most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
forgiveness men silence
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.
heaven headstone mercy
The greatest attribute of Heaven is mercy.
heart care shut-up
Let us have a care not to disclose our hearts to those who shut up theirs against us.
past care helping
But what is past my help is past my care.
Bad's the best of us.
silence noble overcoming
It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.
path companionship pity
Of all the paths [that] lead to a woman's love Pity's the straightest.
red noses ginger
Nose, nose, jolly red nose,And who gave thee that jolly red nose?Nutmegs and ginger, cinammon and cloves;And they gave me this jolly red nose.
grace desolation robes
Grace comes often clad in the dusky robe of desolation.
men thinking secret
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.
heart broken
It is a word that's quickly spoken, which being unrestrained, a heart is broken
exercise men hours
As men do walk a mile, women should talk an hour, After supper. 'Tis their exercise.
heaven hell
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
love dog literature
Oh, love will make a dog howl in rhyme.