William Congreve quotes - page 2

William Congreve was an English playwright and poet, renowned for his satirical Restoration comedies. His works are celebrated for their wit, linguistic brilliance, and sharp social commentary. He influenced English drama with masterpieces such as "The Way of the World" and remains an icon of the Restoration period. Here are 64 of his quotes:

There is in true beauty something which vulgar cannot admire. (William Congreve)
Hannibal was a very pretty fellow in those days. View quote
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Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight. View quote
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Thou liar of the first magnitude. View quote
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Men are apt to offend ('tis true) where they find most goodness to forgive. View quote
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Careless she is with artful care, Affecting to seem unaffected. View quote
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He that first cries out stop thief, is often he that has stolen the treasure. View quote
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I warrant you, if he danced till doomsday, he thought I was to pay the piper. View quote
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Thou art a retailer of phrases, and dost deal in remnants of remnants, like a maker of pincushions; thou art in truth (metaphorically speaking) a speaker of shorthand. View quote
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Eternity was in that moment. View quote
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Ah! Whither, whither shall I fly, A poor unhappy Maid; To hopeless Love and Misery By my own Heart betray'd? (William Congreve)
Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. View quote
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Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond. View quote
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Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play. View quote
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Beauty is the lover's gift. View quote
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I confess freely to you, I could never look long upon a monkey, without very mortifying reflections. View quote
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A hungry wolf at all the herd will run, In hopes, through many, to make sure of one. View quote
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He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views. View quote
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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. View quote
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You are a woman: you must never speak what you think; your words must contradict your thoughts, but your actions may contradict your words. View quote
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She likes herself, yet others hates, For that which in herself she prizes; And while she laughs at them, forgets She is the thing that she despises. (William Congreve)
No, I'm no enemy to learning; it hurts not me. View quote
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Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass. View quote
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Now will I, in my old way, discover the whole and real truth of the matter to him, that he may not suspect one word on't. No mask like open truth to cover lies, As to go naked is the best disguise. View quote
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A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring. View quote
William Congreve

William Congreve

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Occupation: English Poet
Born: January 24, 1670
Died: January 19, 1729
Quotes count: 64
Wikipedia: William Congreve

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