English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

William Congreve Quotes

William Congreve quote: "A little scorn is alluring."

A little scorn is alluring.

William Congreve

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Jean Baudrillard quote: "It only takes a politician believing in what he says for the..."
It only takes a politician believing in what he says for the others to stop believing him. Jean Baudrillard
Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing. Charles Lamb
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "He's an honest politician--he stays bought."
He's an honest politician--he stays bought. Robert A. Heinlein
Aldous Huxley quote: "Habit is as fatal to a sense of wrongdoing as to active..."
Habit is as fatal to a sense of wrongdoing as to active enjoyment. Aldous Huxley
My friends tell me that I've calmed down, that I seem more centered. I don't know, I think my inner self was more hollow before, which made me more scattered, and more needy to get laughs. Chris Kattan
Ever since Barry's funeral, Gavin had dwelled, with a sense of deep inadequacy, on the comparatively small gap that he was sure he would leave behind in his community, should he die. Looking at Mary, he wondered whether it would not be better to leave a huge hole in one person's heart. J. K. Rowling
Thomas Campbell quote: "The smaller your reality, the more convinced you are that you..."
The smaller your reality, the more convinced you are that you know everything. Thomas Campbell
The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought - at least by Americans - in the name of a wise, honourable and democratic patriotism. Todd Gitlin
Oscar Wilde quote: "A kiss may ruin a human life"
A kiss may ruin a human life Oscar Wilde
Paul Ricoeur quote: "The spectacle is at the same time the mirage of self in the..."
The spectacle is at the same time the mirage of self in the mirror of things. Paul Ricoeur
Do you know what it is to play a part? To split your personality deliberately for twenty-four hours a day? Even when with friends? Even when alone, so that you will never forget inadvertently? To be a dilettante? To be eternally amused? To be of no account? To be so effete and faintly ridiculous that you have convinced all who know you of your own worthlessness? All so that your life may be safe even though it means it has become barely worth living. But even so, once in a while I... Isaac Asimov
Lindsay Lohan quote: "So many people preach that they love fashion, but really it's..."
So many people preach that they love fashion, but really it's what I live for! Lindsay Lohan
And what an example of the power of dress young Oliver Twist was! Wrapped in the blanket which had hitherto formed his only covering, he might have been the child of a nobleman or a beggar;—it would have been hard for the haughtiest stranger to have fixed his station in society. But now he was enveloped in the old calico robes, that had grown yellow in the same service; he was badged and ticketed, and fell into his place at once—a parish child—the orphan of a workhouse—the humble,... Charles Dickens
Kevin Bacon quote: "It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I..."
It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I don't know what it's like any more to be anonymous. Kevin Bacon
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable..."
Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities. Malcolm Gladwell