Grief walks upon the heels of pleasure; married in haste, we repent at leisure.

Quote by William Congreve

Topics: Grief Quotes, Leisure Quotes

Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.

Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.

If this be not love, it is madness, and then it is pardonable.

If this be not love, it is madness, and then it is pardonable.

Beauty is the lover's gift

Beauty is the lover's gift

Grief walks upon the heels of pleasure; married in haste, we repent at leisure.

Grief walks upon the heels of pleasure; married in haste, we repent at leisure.

If there's delight in love, 'tis when I see That heart, which others bleed for,...

If there's delight in love, 'tis when I see That heart, which others bleed for,...

If there's delight in love, 'tis when I see That heart, which others bleed for,...

If there's delight in love, 'tis when I see That heart, which others bleed for,...

A wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant.

A wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant.

In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of...

In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of...

Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted...

Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted...

They come together like the Coroner's Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the...

They come together like the Coroner's Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the...

Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, through the...

Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, through the...

'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education...

'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education...

No, I'm no enemy to learning; it hurts not me.

No, I'm no enemy to learning; it hurts not me.

A hungry wolf at all the herd will run, In hopes, through many, to make...

A hungry wolf at all the herd will run, In hopes, through many, to make...

Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved.

Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved.

They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according...

They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according...

You are a woman: you must never speak what you think; your words must contradict...

You are a woman: you must never speak what you think; your words must contradict...

To find a young fellow that is neither a wit in his own eye, nor...

To find a young fellow that is neither a wit in his own eye, nor...

I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being...

I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being...

Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond.

Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond.