John Ford (dramatist) quotes

Sister, look ye, How, by a new creation of my tailor's I've shook off old mortality. (John Ford (dramatist))
Physicians are the cobblers, rather the botchers, of men's bodies; as the one patches our tattered clothes, so the other solders our diseased flesh. View quote
John Ford (dramatist)
Philosophers dwell in the moon. View quote
John Ford (dramatist)
Tempt not the stars, young man, thou canst not play With the severity of fate. View quote
John Ford (dramatist)
The joys of marriage are the heaven on earth, Life's paradise, great princess, the soul's quiet, Sinews of concord, earthly immortality, Eternity of pleasures; no restoratives Like to a constant woman! View quote
John Ford (dramatist)
There's not a hair Sticks on my head but, like a leaden plummet, It sinks me to the grave: I must creep thither; The journey is not long. View quote
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He hath shook hands with time. View quote
John Ford (dramatist)
Brother, even by my mother's dust, I charge you, Do not betray me to your mirth or hate. View quote
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Busy opinion is an idle fool. View quote
John Ford (dramatist)
Let them fear bondage who are slaves to fear; The sweetest freedom is an honest heart. View quote
John Ford (dramatist)
Ford is rather a sculptor of character than a painter. (John Ford (dramatist))