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John Fletcher was an English playwright known for his dramatic and poetic works. His career spanned the 17th century and had a profound impact on the development of English drama.

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Famous John Fletcher Quotes

“Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light.”

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Book:The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher: Printed from the Text

Source: The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher: Printed from the Text

“Man is his own star, and the soul that can, render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate: nothing to him falls early or too late. Our acts are angels are, for good or ill: our fatal shadows that walk by us still.”

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Book:The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher

Source: The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher

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

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Book:The Works of Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher: The two noble kinsmen; Thierry and Theodoret; The woman-hater; The nice valour; The honest man's fortune; A masque; Four plays or moral representations in one

Source: The Works of Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher: The two noble kinsmen; Thierry and Theodoret; The woman-hater; The nice valour; The honest man's fortune; A masque; Four plays or moral representations in one