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Charles Churchill was a prominent English poet of the 18th century, known for his satirical poetry. He passed away on November 4, 1764. Churchill is recognized as one of the significant satirical poets in the history of English literature.

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Famous Charles Churchill Quotes

“Fashion--a word which knaves and fools may use, Their knavery and folly to excuse.”

May Use Fashion Fool Excuse Folly Knaves Knavery

Author:Charles Churchill

“Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce.”

Fool Folly Dunces

Book:Poetical Works: With a Memoir by James L. Hannay and Copious Notes by W. Tooke

Source: Poetical Works: With a Memoir by James L. Hannay and Copious Notes by W. Tooke

“Knaves starve not in the land of fools.”

Land Fool Knaves Knavery

Book:The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill: With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes

Source: The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill: With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes

“Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.”

Made Fool Drink Wit

Book:The poetical works of Charles Churchill, with notes by W. Tooke. with a memoir by J.L. Hannay

Source: The poetical works of Charles Churchill, with notes by W. Tooke. with a memoir by J.L. Hannay

“Satire, whilst envy and ill-humor sway The mind of man, must always make her way; Nor to a bosom, with discretion fraught, Is all her malice worth a single thought. The wise have not the will, nor fools the power, To stop her headstrong course; within the hour Left to herself, she dies; opposing strife Gives her fresh vigor, and prolongs her life.”

Men Way Giving Mind Dies Courses Left Hours Wise Fool Ill Envy Satire Strife Malice Bosoms Discretion Opposing Vigor Headstrong

Author:Charles Churchill

“What is this world?--A term which men have got, To signify not one in ten knows what; A term, which with no more precision passes To point out herds of men than herds of asses; In common use no more it means, we find, Than many fools in same opinions joined.”

Knows Men World Mean Use Term Common Opinion This World Fool Ten Ass Herds Precision

Book:The poetical works of Charles Churchill: with memoir, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes / by the Rev. George Gilfillan

Source: The poetical works of Charles Churchill: with memoir, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes / by the Rev. George Gilfillan

“There's a strange something, which without a brain Fools feel, and which e'en wise men can't explain, Planted in man, to bind him to that earth, In dearest ties, from whence he drew his birth.”

Men Feels Home Earth Brain Wise Strange Fool Birth Ties

Book:The poetical works of Charles Churchill, with notes by W. Tooke. with a memoir by J.L. Hannay

Source: The poetical works of Charles Churchill, with notes by W. Tooke. with a memoir by J.L. Hannay

“Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person, manner, and the grace, Which fools neglect; so that we find, If all the requisites are join'd, From whence a perfect joke must spring, A joke's a very serious thing.”

Ifs Persons Use Humor Hands Perfect Grace Serious Fool Spring Jokes Like Me Neglect Serious Things

Book:The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill

Source: The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill