William Congreve
Playwright
1670-01-24 – 1729-01-19
William Congreve was an English playwright and poet of the Restoration era. He is best known for comedies of manners such as The Way of the World and Love for Love.
Books by William Congreve
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The Way of the World
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Love for Love
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The Double Dealer
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Quotes by William Congreve
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You'll grow devilish fat upon this paper-diet!
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You'll grow devilish fat upon this paper-diet!
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Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.
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Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.
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Invention flags, his brain goes muddy, and black despair succeeds brown study.
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They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom.
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If there's delight in love, 'Tis when I see that heart, which others bleed for, bleed for me.
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There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to admire.
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Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.
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He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.
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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.
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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.
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Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.
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A hungry wolf at all the herd will run, In hopes, through many, to make sure of one.
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There is in true beauty, as in courage, somewhat which narrow souls cannot dare to admire.
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If happiness in self-content is placed, The wise are wretched, and fools only blessed.
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Courtship to marriage is as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.
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He that cries 'Stop, thief' is often he that has stolen the treasure.
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One minute gives invention to destroy; What to rebuild, will a whole age employ.
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No mask like open truth to cover lies, As to go naked is the best disguise.
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