Quotes from George Farquhar

Spite of all modesty, a man must own a pleasure in the hearing of his praise.

It is a maxim that man and wife should never have it in their power to hang one another.

'Twas for the good of my country that I should be abroad. Anything for the good of one's country-I'm a Roman for that.

Poetry's a mere drug, Sir.

Aimwell: Then you understand Latin, Mr. Bonniface? Bonniface: Not I, Sir, as the saying is, but he talks it so very fast that I'm sure it must be good.

I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.

We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.

Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.

When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into - 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.

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.

False love is only blinder.

One may like the love and despise the lover.

I hate all that don't love me, and slight all that do.

Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.

I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.

Tis the greatest misfortune in nature for a woman to want a confidant.

Spare all I have, and take my life.

Charming women can true converts make, We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.

I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.

Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.

'Twas for the good of my country that I should be abroad.—Anything for the good of one's country—I'm a Roman for that.

Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.