John Fletcher Quotes

English Jacobean playwright (1579–1625)

John Fletcher (baptized 29 December 1579 - died in August 1625) was a Jacobean playwright. After William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, he was one of the most prolific and influential of the Jacobean dramatists. In succession to Shakespeare, he became the chief dramatist for the leading company of London, the King's Men.

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Great Actions speak Great Minds.

Fortune, now see, now proudly
Pluck off thy veil, and view thy triumph; look,
Look what thou hast brought this land to!—

Hide, oh, hide those hills of snow Which thy frozen bosom bears,
On whose tops the pinks that grow Are of those that April wears!
But first set my poor heart free,
Bound in those icy chains by thee.

Three merry boys, and three merry boys, And three merry boys are we,
As ever did sing in a hempen string Under the gallow-tree.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts.

Fountain heads and pathless groves,
Places which pale passion loves.

The foot in the grave.

That soul that can
Be honest is the only perfect man.

We must all die! All leave ourselves, it matters not where, when, Nor how, so we die well; and can that man that does so Need lamentation for him?

Charity and treating begin at home.

Great things thro' greatest hazards are achiev'd,
And then they shine.

As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.

Then, everlasting Love, restrain thy will;
'Tis god-like to have power, but not to kill.

Let's meet and either do or die.