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

Quote by William Congreve

Topics: Grief Quotes

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Invention flags, his brain goes muddy, and black despair succeeds brown study.

Invention flags, his brain goes muddy, and black despair succeeds brown study.

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

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

He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the...

He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the...

Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.

Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.

I know that's a secret, for it's whispered every where.

I know that's a secret, for it's whispered every where.

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.

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

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

Blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, and though a late, a sure reward succeeds

Blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, and though a late, a sure reward succeeds

Believe it, Men have ever been the same, And all the Golden Age is but...

Believe it, Men have ever been the same, And all the Golden Age is but...

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

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

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

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

She likes herself, yet others hates, For that which in herself she prizes; And while...

She likes herself, yet others hates, For that which in herself she prizes; And while...

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

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

Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief

Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief

To bury grief plant a seed.

To bury grief plant a seed.

One joy shatters a hundred griefs

One joy shatters a hundred griefs