"Observe this, that tho a woman swear, forswear,……" — George Farquhar
"Observe this, that tho a woman swear, forswear, lie, dissemble, back-bite, be proud, vain, malicious, anything, if she secures the main chance, she's still virtuous; that's a maxim."
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George Farquhar
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27 Quotes by George Farquhar
George Farquhar has 27 quotes on this site.
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There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.
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Money is the sinews of love, as of war.
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I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.
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How a little love and good company improves a woman.
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Necessity, the mother of invention.
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Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.
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Charming women can true converts make, We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.
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Women are like pictures: of no value in the hands of a fool till he hears men of sense bid…
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I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.
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Like hungry guests, a sitting audience looks / Plays are like suppers; poets are the cooks / The founder's you;…
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When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into - matrimony.
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Aimwell: Then you understand Latin, Mr. Bonniface? Bonniface: Not I, Sir, as the saying is, but he talks it so…
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