William Congreve Quotes

William Congreve
William Congreve
English Poet
Born: Jan 24, 1670
Died: Jan 19, 1729
Come Dull Little Love Woman You
Related authors: Alexander Pope Alfred Lord Tennyson John Keats John Milton Percy Bysshe Shelley Robert Browning William Blake William Wordsworth
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned. William Congreve
Love Woman Hatred Hell Rage Fury Like Nor Scorned Heaven Turned
Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved. William Congreve
Love You Better Will Say Never Been Left Than Loved Tis
Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. William Congreve
Savage Music Bend Soften Oak Charms Rocks
He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views. William Congreve
Confidence Integrity Own Others Ears He His Closes Little Views Who Shows
She likes herself, yet others hates, For that which in herself she prizes; And while she laughs at them, forgets She is the thing that she despises. William Congreve
Others Herself Despises Laughs Hates Likes She Prizes Forgets Which While Them Thing
There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to admire. William Congreve
Courage Beauty Dare Admire Something True True Beauty Souls Narrow Cannot Which
Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. William Congreve
Worth Fear Our Worthlessness Uncertainty Absolutely Impervious Almost Whether Certain
Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond. William Congreve
Diamond Must Wit Cut
I confess freely to you, I could never look long upon a monkey, without very mortifying reflections. William Congreve
You Long Monkey Could Never Freely Look Without Very Reflections Confess
A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring. William Congreve
Alluring Scorn Disdain Little
I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being dull. William Congreve
Great Danger Find Dull Being Then Serious Growing
'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman. William Congreve
Education Gentleman Pedantic Too Enough Well Well Enough Tis Little Bred Servant University
No, I'm no enemy to learning; it hurts not me. William Congreve
Me Learning Enemy Hurts
They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom. William Congreve
Tea Ancient Scandal Retired According End Custom Gallery
In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of me herself, nor suffers any body else to rail at me. William Congreve
Me Believe Else Herself Never Baggage She Well Nor Any Loves Body Speaks Rail Suffers Conscience
A wit should be no more sincere than a woman constant. William Congreve
Woman Constant More Sincere Wit Than Should
Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play. William Congreve
Marriage Dating Witty Courtship Dull Very Play

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