Quotes by
William Congreve |
1670-1729 , English writer
English playwright, poet and Whig politician. His works, which form an important component of Restoration literature, were known for their use of satire and the comedy of manners genre. Notable plays he wrote include The Old Bachelor (1693), The Double Dealer (1694), Love for Love (1695), The Mourning Bride (1697) and The Way of the World (1700). | 4 quotes | 383 visits |
Quotations
| • | Say what you will, it is better to be left than never to have been loved. 2 |
| • | Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play. 1 |
| • | Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing. |
Quotes in Verse
| • | Heav'n hath no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd. 3 |
