There's no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.

Quote by George Farquhar

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When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into - matrimony.

When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into - matrimony.

There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.

There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.

Spare all I have, and take my life.

Spare all I have, and take my life.

Charming women can true converts make, We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.

Charming women can true converts make, We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.

Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.

Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.

I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.

I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.

Necessity, the mother of invention.

Necessity, the mother of invention.

Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.

Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.

Necessity, the mother of invention

Necessity, the mother of invention

We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.

We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.

How a little love and good company improves a woman!

How a little love and good company improves a woman!

Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.

Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.

I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and...

I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and...

Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.

Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.

We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves,...

We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves,...

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

Those who know the least obey the best.

Those who know the least obey the best.