John Fletcher Quotes (1579-1625)

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About John Fletcher

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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“Vow me no vows.”
“Deeds, not words.”
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“I'll have a fling.”
“Let the world slide.”
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“He 'as had a stinger.”
“The foot in the grave.”
“Sing a song of sixpence.”
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“Something given that way.”
“First come, first served.”
“This is a pretty flimflam.”
“One good turn deserves another.”
“Let's meet and either do or die.”
“Whistle, and she'll come to you.”
“What mare's nest hast thou found?”
“I'll put a spoke among your wheels.”
“As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.”
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“Charity and treating begin at home.”
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“I'll put that in my considering cap.”
“There is no jesting with edge tools.”
“Though I say't that should not say't.”
“Lie lightly on my ashes, gentle earthe.”
“Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.”
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“Let them learn first to show pity at home.”
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“Look babies in your eyes, my pretty sweet one.”
“Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.”

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John Fletcher on English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb) 10 quotes

“I'll have a fling.”
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John Fletcher on Action 2 quotes

“Let's meet and either do or die.”
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John Fletcher on Charity 2 quotes

“Charity and treating begin at home.”
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John Fletcher on Tailors 2 quotes

“Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.”
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John Fletcher on Death 2 quotes

“Death hath so many doors to let out life.”
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John Fletcher on Pity 2 quotes

“Pity, some say, 's the parent Of future love.”
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John Fletcher on Singing 2 quotes

“Come, sing now, sing; for I know you sing well; I see you have a singing face.”
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John Fletcher on Breast 2 quotes

“She lays her breasts out too, like two poach'd eggs That had the yolks suckt out.”
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John Fletcher on Deeds

“Deeds, not words.”

John Fletcher on Grave (burial)

“The foot in the grave.”
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John Fletcher on Song

“Sing a song of sixpence.”
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John Fletcher on Thought

“I'll put that in my considering cap.”
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What John Fletcher Said About Others

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John Fletcher on Women 2 quotes

“A woman friend! He that believes that weakness, Steers in a stormy night without a compass.”
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About John Fletcher

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.