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William Congreve Quotes

I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being dull.
William Congreve

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Type:
Poet Quotes
Category:
English Poet Quotes
Date of Birth:
February 10, 1670
Date of Death:
January 19, 1729
Nationality:
English
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Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
William Congreve

Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved.
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Music hath charms to soothe a savage beast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.
William Congreve

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

You are a woman: you must never speak what you think; your words must contradict your thoughts, but your actions may contradict your words.
William Congreve

Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.
William Congreve


Quote Keywords:

Being, Danger, Dull, Find, Great, Growing, Serious, Then
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