Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher ( 10 of 73 )
Hunger is sharper than the sword.
Hunger is sharper than the sword.
 Then, my good girls, be more than women, wise:
 At least be more than I was; and be sure
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 Then, my good girls, be more than women, wise:
 At least be more than I was; and be sure
  You credit anything the light gives life to
   Before a man. 
 What's one man's poison, signior,
 Is another's meat or drink.  
 What's one man's poison, signior,
 Is another's meat or drink. 
 Calamity is man's true touch-stone.
   - Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher,  
 Calamity is man's true touch-stone.
   - Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, 
Charity and treating begin at home.
Charity and treating begin at home.
 A civil habit
 Oft covers a good man.  
 A civil habit
 Oft covers a good man. 
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
 Then, everlasting Love, restrain thy will;
 'Tis god-like to have power, but not to kill.  
 Then, everlasting Love, restrain thy will;
 'Tis god-like to have power, but not to kill. 
 It is always good
 When a man has two irons in the fire.  
 It is always good
 When a man has two irons in the fire. 
 Fortune, now see, now proudly
 Pluck off thy veil, and view thy triumph; look,
  Look what thou read more 
 Fortune, now see, now proudly
 Pluck off thy veil, and view thy triumph; look,
  Look what thou hast brought this land to!--