1584-1616, British Dramatist
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 – [Faith]
Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sighted.
Francis Beaumont – [Interest]
It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.
Francis Beaumont – [Silence]
Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep.
Francis Beaumont – [Death and Dying]
Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top.
Francis Beaumont – [Behavior]
The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much.
Francis Beaumont – [Gain]
There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.
Francis Beaumont – [Wickedness]