William Congreve Quotes, Quotes by William Congreve

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"Married in haste, we may repent at leisure."	William Congreve	The Old Bachelor
" . . . rather courtship to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play."	William Congreve	The Old Bachelor
"O fie, Miss, you must not kiss and tell."	William Congreve	Love for Love
"He that first cries out stop thief is often he that has stol'n the treasure."	William Congreve	Love for Love
"Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, and the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase."	William Congreve	Love for Love
"Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."	William Congreve	The Mourning Bride
"Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd."	William Congreve	The Mourning Bride
"I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being dull."	William Congreve	The Old Bachelor