Famous William Congreve Quotations

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"'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman."
by William Congreve
"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."
by William Congreve
"In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of me herself, nor suffers any body else to rail at me."
by William Congreve
"All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind."
by William Congreve
"A hungry wolf at all the herd will run, In hopes, through many, to make sure of one"
by William Congreve
"Defer not till tomorrow to be wise, tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise."
by William Congreve
"Every man plays the fool once in his lif marry is playing the fool all one's life, but to marry is to playing the fool all one's life long."
by William Congreve
"For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,
And though a late, a sure reward succeeds."
by William Congreve
"For 'tis some virtue, virtue to commend."
by William Congreve
"He that first cries out stop thief, is often he that has stolen the treasure."
by William Congreve
"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."
by William Congreve
"I came upstairs into the world; for I was born in a cellar."
by William Congreve
"I came upstairs into the world for I was born in a cellar."
by William Congreve
"I know that’s a secret, for it’s whispered everywhere."
by William Congreve
"I hope you do not think me prone to an iteration of nuptials."
by William Congreve
"I nauseate walking; 'tis a country diversion; I loathe the country"
by William Congreve
"In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of me herself, nor suffers any body else to rail at me"
by William Congreve
"Men are apt to offend ('tis true) where they find most goodness to forgive."
by William Congreve
"Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.N.B. This quote is commonly misquoted as savage beast."
by William Congreve
"Music has charms to soothe the savage breast To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
by William Congreve
"Music has charms to soothe the savage breast
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
by William Congreve
"To find a young fellow that is neither a wit in his own eye, nor a fool in the eye of the world, is a very hard task."
by William Congreve
"Whom she refuses, she treats still / With so much sweet behaviour, / That her refusal, through her skill, / Looks almost like a favour."
by William Congreve
"You are all camphire and frankincense, all chastity and odour."
by William Congreve
"Invention flags, his brain goes muddy, and black despair succeeds brown study."
by William Congreve
"Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life."
by William Congreve
"Grief walks upon the heels of pleasure; married in haste, we repent at leisure."
by William Congreve
"Courtship to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play."
by William Congreve
"Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. N.B.: This quote is commonly misquoted as savage beast."
by William Congreve
"Blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, and though a late, a sure reward succeeds."
by William Congreve
"A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty."
by William Congreve
"Thus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure: Married in haste, we may repent at leisure."
by William Congreve


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