Who pleases one against his will. William Congreve More Quotes by William Congreve More Quotes From William Congreve These articles subscribed, if I continue to endure you a little longer, I may by degrees dwindle into wife. William Congreve degrees wife may A hungry wolf at all the herd will run, In hopes, through many, to make sure of one. William Congreve herds hungry running 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. William Congreve criticism suffering believe Would any thing but a madman complain of uncertainty? Uncertainty and expectation are joys of life; security is an insipid thing; and the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase. William Congreve expectations wish joy They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom. William Congreve ancient scandal tea I am always of the opinion with the learned, if they speak first. William Congreve opinion knowledge firsts O, nothing is more alluring than a levee from a couch in some confusion. William Congreve levees couches confusion Marriage is honourable, as you say; and if so, wherefore should Cuckoldom be a Discredit, being deriv'd from so honourable a Root? William Congreve adultery should roots 'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman. William Congreve gentleman college littles Every man plays the fool once in his live, but to marry is playing the fool all one's life long. William Congreve play men funny Some by experience find those words mis-placed: At leisure married, they repent in haste. William Congreve leisure haste experience I came up stairs into the world, for I was born in a cellar. William Congreve upstairs born world She once used me with that insolence, that in revenge I took her to pieces; sifted her, and separated her failings; I studied 'em, and got 'em by rote. The catalogue was so large, that I was not without hopes, one day or other to hate her heartily. William Congreve one-day hate revenge Words are the weak support of cold indifference; love has no language to be heard. William Congreve cold support speech Marriage indeed may qualify the fury of his passion, but it very rarely mends a man's manners. William Congreve passion may men Honor is a public enemy, and conscience a domestic, and he that would secure his pleasure, must pay a tribute to one and go halves with t'other. William Congreve half honor enemy Thou art a retailer of phrases, and dost deal in remnants of remnants. William Congreve remnants phrases art Turn pimp, flatterer, quack, lawyer, parson, be chaplain to an atheist, or stallion to an old woman, anything but a poet; for a poet is worse, more servile, timorous and fawning than any I have named. William Congreve pimp atheism atheist All well bred persons lie - Besides, you are a woman; you must never speak what you think. William Congreve speak lying thinking They come together like the Coroner's Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the week. William Congreve gossip reputation together
