Love, the most generous passion of the mind John Wilmot More Quotes by John Wilmot More Quotes From John Wilmot I wish to be moved. I cannot feel in life. I must have others do it for me in theater. John Wilmot libertinetheaterwish The clog of all pleasure, the luggage of life, is the best can be said for a very good wife. John Wilmot marriagewifelife-is Natural freedoms are but just: There's something generous in mere lust. John Wilmot rochesterlustnatural It is a very good world to live in, To lend or to spend, or to live in; but to beg or to borrow, or to get a man's own, It is the very worst world that ever was known. John Wilmot very-goodmenworld For all Men would be Cowards if they durst: John Wilmot common-sensehonestymen If you have a grateful heart (which is a miracle amongst you statesmen), show it by directing the bearer to the best wine in town, and pray let not this highest point of sacred friendship be performed slightly, but go about it with all due deliberation and care, as holy priests to sacrifice, or as discreet thieves to the wary performance of burglary and shop-lifting. Let your well-discerning palate (the best judge about you) travel from cellar to cellar and then from piece to piece till it has lighted on wine fit for its noble choice and my approbation. John Wilmot gratefulwineheart To pick out the wildest and most fantastical odd man alive, and to place your kindness there, is an act so brave and daring as will show the greatness of your spirit and distinguish you in love, as you are in all things else, from womankind. John Wilmot greatnesskindnessmen God bless our good and gracious King, Whose promise none relies on; Who never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one. John Wilmot kingswisepromise 'Tis dangerous to think - For who by thinking tempts his jealous Fate, Is straight arraign'd as Traytor to the State, And none that come within the Verge of Sense, Have to Preferment now the least Pretence. . . . John Wilmot jealousfatethinking Nothing suits worse with vice than want of sense John Wilmot suitsviceswant Mothers who force their daughters into interested marriage, are worse than the Ammonites who sacrificed their children to Moloch--the latter undergoing a speedy death, the former suffering years of torture, but too frequently leading to the same result. John Wilmot marriagedaughtermother Books bear him up a while, and make him try to swim with bladders of philosophy. John Wilmot swimphilosophybook Born to myself, I like myself alone. John Wilmot bornself Late children are early orphans. John Wilmot orphanlatechildren Dead we become the lumber of the world. John Wilmot lumberrochesterworld Whenever you preach, be sure that you lift the Saviour high and lay the sinner low. John Wilmot saviourliftslows All monarchs I hate, and the thrones they sit on, John Wilmot thronesfrancehate Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children now I have six children and no theories. John Wilmot Before I was married, I had a hundred theories about raising children and no children. Now, I have three children and no theories. John Wilmot
