John William Fletcher Quotes & Sayings

Fanaticism is the child of false zeal and of superstition, the father of intolerance and of persecution. — John William Fletcher

Come landlord fill a flowing bowl until it does run over,
Tonight we will all merry be
tomorrow we'll get sober. — John William Fletcher

To work a fell revenge a man's a fool, if not instructed in a woman's school. — John William Fletcher

Deeds, not words shall speak to me. — John William Fletcher

"Should I comfort those who do not mourn?" Some preachers are too quick and too willing to hand out pardons to sinners who do not mourn over their crimes! — John William Fletcher

Calamity is man's true touchstone. — John William Fletcher

Leap hearts to lips, and in our kisses meet. — John William Fletcher

The sins we do, people behold with optics,
Which shew them ten times more than common vices,
And often multiply them. — John William Fletcher

Vice gets more in this vicious world than piety. — John William Fletcher

The place that does
Contain my books, the best companions, is
To me a glorious court, where hourly I
Converse with the, old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account; and in my fancy,
Deface their ill-plac'd statutes. — John William Fletcher