Though marriage makes man and wife one flesh, it leaves 'em still two fools.
William Congreve on Anniversary
1670–1729 England
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11 quotes
Say what you will, tis better to be left than never to have been loved.
The Way of the World (1700)
If this be not love, it is madness, and then it is pardonable.
The Old Bachelor (1693)
Thy wife is a constellation of virtues; she's the moon, and thou art the man in the moon.
Love for Love (1695)
Love's but a frailty of the mind,
When 'tis not with ambition joined.
The Way of the World (1700)
If there's delight in love, 'tis when I see
That heart which others bleed for, bleed for me.
The Way of the World (1700)
Each deceiver to his cost may find
That marriage frauds too oft are paid in kind.
The Way of the World (1700)
If there's delight in love, 'tis when I see
The heart, which others bleed for, bleed for me.
The Old Bachelor (1693)
He that can't live upon love deserves to die in a ditch.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Congreve (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.