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

Quote by William Congreve

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Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em:...

Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em:...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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

There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to...

There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to...

Nature, to each allots his proper Sphere, But, that forsaken, we like Comets err: Toss'd...

Nature, to each allots his proper Sphere, But, that forsaken, we like Comets err: Toss'd...

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,...

A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring.

A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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

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

Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.

Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.

I confess freely to you, I could never look long upon a monkey, without very...

I confess freely to you, I could never look long upon a monkey, without very...