1677-1707, Irish Playwright
Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.
George Farquhar – [Crime and Criminals]
Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.
George Farquhar – [Swearing]
I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.
George Farquhar – [Ridicule]
I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.
George Farquhar – [Alcohol and Alcoholism]
Money is the sinews of love, as of war.
George Farquhar – [Money]
Observe this, that tho a woman swear, forswear, lie, dissemble, back-bite, be proud, vain, malicious, anything, if she secures the main chance, she's still virtuous; that's a maxim.
George Farquhar – [Women]
Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.
George Farquhar – [Poetry and Poets]
There's no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.
George Farquhar – [Poverty and The Poor]
Those who know the least obey the best.
George Farquhar – [Obedience]
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 – [Adventure]
We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.
George Farquhar – [Teachers and Teaching]
When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into — matrimony.
George Farquhar – [Marriage]