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George Farquhar

George Farquhar

Irish Dramatist

Born: 1678

Died: Apr 29, 1707

Life Love Me Money Precepts Take

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We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it. George Farquhar

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

Good Take Name Captain Travelling

I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale. George Farquhar

Drank Eat Purely Fed Always Ale Sleep

We love the precepts for the teacher's sake. George Farquhar

Love Teacher Precepts Sake

Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards. George Farquhar

Own Crimes Virtues Like Rewards

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

Fall Both No Wonder Lead Blind Matrimony Wonder

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

Crime Poverty Scandal Shameful Like Nor Any Rags

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

Me Believe Laughed Talked

Money is the sinews of love, as of war. George Farquhar

Love War Money Sinews

Poetry is a mere drug, Sir. George Farquhar

Poetry Mere Sir

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