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John Gay Quotes

John Gay quotes

English Poet June 30, 1685 – December 4, 1732

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John Gay quote: "Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of..."
Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise. John Gay
John Gay quote: "But money, wife, is the true Fuller's Earth for reputations,..."
But money, wife, is the true Fuller's Earth for reputations, there is not a spot or a stain but what it can take out. John Gay
A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine. John Gay
John Gay quote: "Shadow owes its birth to light."
Shadow owes its birth to light. John Gay
John Gay quote: "O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off,..."
O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them on. John Gay
Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together. John Gay
John Gay quote: "Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I..."
Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand. John Gay
John Gay quote: "But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I..."
But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest. John Gay
John Gay quote: "My Own EpitaphLife's a jest, and all things show it. I thought..."
My Own EpitaphLife's a jest, and all things show it. I thought so once, and now I know it. John Gay
John Gay quote: "No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no..."
No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat. John Gay
John Gay quote: "Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose."
Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose. John Gay
John Gay quote: "We only part to meet again."
We only part to meet again. John Gay

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