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Authors
George Farquhar
Irish
Dramatist
About the author
Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into - matrimony.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Wonder
#Blind
#Matrimony
We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Life
#Men
#Money
#Value
#Worth
#Accidents
There's no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Crime
#Poverty
#Scandal
There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Crime
#Poverty
#Scandal
Spare all I have, and take my life.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Life
Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Poetry
Necessity, the mother of invention.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Necessity
#Mother
#Invention
Money is the sinews of love, as of war.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Love
#War
#Money
I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Sleep
#Ale
Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
Charming women can true converts make, We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Love
#Women
Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Name
Those who know the least obey the best.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.
George Farquhar,
Irish
Dramatist
#Love