William Congreve

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"Heav'n hath no rage like love to hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a fury, like a woman scorn'd."	Age, Love, Men
"Every man plays the fool once in his lif marry is playing the fool all one's life, but to marry is to playing the fool all one's life long."	Life, Men
"No mask like open truth to cover lies, As to go naked is the best disguise."	Comedy, Honesty
"Dustin Farnum: "I've never been better! In the last act yesterday, I had the audience glued to their seats." Oliver Herford: "How clever of you to think of it." O, she is the antidote to desire."	Success, Insults
"Though marriage makes man and wife one flesh, it leaves 'em still two fools."	Marriage
"Courtship to marriage is as a very witty prologue to a very dull play."	Marriage
"Men are apt to offend ('tis true) where they find most goodness to forgive."	Success, Insults

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