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William Wycherley Quotes

William Wycherley quotes

English Playwright January 1, 1716

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William Wycherley quote: "Women of quality are so civil, you can hardly distinguish love..."
Women of quality are so civil, you can hardly distinguish love from good breeding. William Wycherley
William Wycherley quote: "Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas,..."
Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had before. William Wycherley
William Wycherley quote: "Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly..."
Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures. William Wycherley
William Wycherley quote: "Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be, yet such..."
Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be, yet such wherein men may thy judgment see. William Wycherley
William Wycherley quote: "Poets, like friends to whom you are in debt, you hate."
Poets, like friends to whom you are in debt, you hate. William Wycherley
William Wycherley quote: "Wit is more necessary than beauty; and I think no young woman..."
Wit is more necessary than beauty; and I think no young woman ugly that has it, and no handsome woman agreeable without it. William Wycherley
William Wycherley quote: "Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the..."
Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close. William Wycherley
Your women of honor, as you call em, are only chary of their reputations, not their persons; and 'Tis scandal that they would avoid, not men. William Wycherley
He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool; what is wit in a wife good for, but to make a man a cuckold? William Wycherley
William Wycherley quote: "A good name is seldom got by giving it oneself."
A good name is seldom got by giving it oneself. William Wycherley
William Wycherley quote: "Women serve but to keep a man from better company."
Women serve but to keep a man from better company. William Wycherley
William Wycherley quote: "Go to your business, pleasure, whilst I go to my pleasure,..."
Go to your business, pleasure, whilst I go to my pleasure, business. William Wycherley
Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em. William Wycherley
William Wycherley quote: "A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the..."
A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away. William Wycherley
William Wycherley quote: "I have heard people eat most heartily of another man's meat,..."
I have heard people eat most heartily of another man's meat, that is, what they do not pay for. William Wycherley

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