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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, 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

“Our acts our angels are, for good or ill, our fatal shadows that walk by us still.”

Stills Walks Angel Shadow Ill

Author:John Fletcher

“Go far - too far you cannot, still the farther. The more experience finds you: and go sparing. One meal a week will serve you, and one suit, through all your travels; for you'll find it certain.”

Stills Certain Week Suits Meals

Book:The works of Beaumont and Fletcher: in fourteen volumes: with an introduction and explanatory notes

Source: The works of Beaumont and Fletcher: in fourteen volumes: with an introduction and explanatory notes