George Farquhar Quotes

Those who know the least obey the best.
George Farquhar

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

Good, Name, Captain

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

Love, Women, Teacher

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

Shall, Wild, Heavens

Spare all I have, and take my life.
George Farquhar

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.
George Farquhar

Life, Money, Men

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

Both, Fall, Wonder

Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.
George Farquhar

Virtues, Crimes, Rewards

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

Laughed, Talked

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

Sleep, Eat, Fed

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.
George Farquhar

Love, Money, War

Necessity, the mother of invention.
George Farquhar

Mother, Necessity, Invention

Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.
George Farquhar

Poetry, Sir, Mere

There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.
George Farquhar

Poverty, Nor, Crime

We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.
George Farquhar

Love, Teacher, Sake

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Dramatist

Born: 1678

Died: April 29, 1707

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