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

Quote by William Congreve

Topics: Heart Quotes, Love Quotes

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 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.

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...

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.

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

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...

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:...

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...

Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.

Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.

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,...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

In youth one has tears without grief; in age, griefs without tears

In youth one has tears without grief; in age, griefs without tears

Feed on her damask cheek: she pined in thought, And with a green and yellow...

Feed on her damask cheek: she pined in thought, And with a green and yellow...

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the...

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the...

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...