“Marriage indeed may qualify the fury of his passion, but it very rarely mends a man's manners.”
Source: Dramatic Works with Biographical and Critical Notices by Leigh Hunt. - London, Moxon 1840
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Famous William Congreve Quotes
“Though marriage makes man and wife one flesh, it leaves 'em still two fools.”
“Every man plays the fool once in his live, but to marry is playing the fool all one's life long.”
Source: British Theatre: Bonduca
“Men are apt to offend ('tis true) where they find most goodness to forgive.”
Source: Dramatic Works with Biographical and Critical Notices by Leigh Hunt. - London, Moxon 1840
“A woman only obliges a man to secrecy, that she may have the pleasure of telling herself.”
Source: THE ENGLISH THEATRE IN EIGHT VOLUMES: CONTAINING The Most Valuable PLAYS Which Have Been Acted on the LONDON STAGE.. INCONSTANT. By Mr. Farzuhar ; LOVE FOR LOVE. By Mr. Congreve ; LOVE MAKES A MAN. By C. Cibber, Esq. ; LYING LOVER. By Sir Rich. Steele ; PROVOKED WIFE. By Sir John Vanbrugh. VOL. V.