"Oh, love will make a dog howl in rhyme " — Francis Beaumont

The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.

Source: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790-1793)

To get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with

Source: Following the Equator, ch. 48 (1897)

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry

Source: Miscellaneous Aphorisms (1911)

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction

Source: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790-1793)

It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should refuse an offer of marriage

Source: Emma (1815)

No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings

Source: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790-1793)

Francis Beaumont Quote