Memorable Quotes and quotations from William CongreveWilliam Congreve English dramatist (1670 - 1729)William Congreve - - All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. William Congreve - The Mourning Bride - For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, And though a late, a sure reward succeeds. William Congreve - The Mourning Bride, 1697, act III scene 8 - Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned. William Congreve - Love for Love (1695) - I came upstairs into the world; for I was born in a cellar. William Congreve - The Mourning Bride, Act 1 Scene 1 - Music has charms to soothe the savage breast To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. William Congreve - Love for Love (1695) - He that first cries out stop thief, is often he that has stolen the treasure. |
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