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Francis Beaumont (1584 - 1616) was a dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre, most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher..

"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."

Beaumont, Francis on faith
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"The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much."

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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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"Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top."

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"There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees."

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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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