George Farquhar Quotes

1677-1707, Irish Playwright
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“Money is the sinews of love, as of war.”
Money
“Those who know the least obey the best.”
Obedience
“I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.”
Ridicule
“Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.”
Swearing
“There's no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.”
Poverty and The Poor
“When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into -- matrimony.”
Marriage
“I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.”
Alcohol and Alcoholism
“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.”
Women
“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.”
Adventure