They come together like the Coroner's Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the week.

Quote by William Congreve

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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.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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:...

Beauty is the lover's gift.

Beauty is the lover's gift.

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

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

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,...

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...

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,...

Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.

Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.

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.

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...

Beauty is the lover's gift

Beauty is the lover's gift

Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not...

Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not...

There is one order of beauty which seems made to turn heads. It is a...

There is one order of beauty which seems made to turn heads. It is a...

Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder

Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.