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

Quote by William Congreve

Topics: Enemies Quotes, Learning Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Beauty is the lover's gift

Beauty is the lover's gift

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...

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...

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.

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

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

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness,...

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness,...

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

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

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 wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant.

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

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

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,...

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

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

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...

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

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