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William Wycherley
Thy books should,...
Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be,
Yet such wherein men may thy judgment...
Mistresses are like...
Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used...
Go to your...
Go to your business, I say, pleasure, whilst I go to my pleasure, business.
Source:...
I have been...
I have been toiling and moiling for the prettiest piece of china, my dear.
Source:...
I weigh the...
I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better.
Good fellowship and...
Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures.
Source:...
Women of quality...
Women of quality are so civil, you can hardly distinguish love from good breeding.
He's a fool...
He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool;
what is wit in a wife good for, but to...
Marrying to increase...
Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had...
Your women of...
Your women of honour, as you call'em, are only chary of their reputations, not their persons; and 'tis scandal that...
Thy books should,...
Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be,
Yet such wherein men may thy judgment...
Mistresses are like...
Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used...
Go to your...
Go to your business, I say, pleasure, whilst I go to my pleasure, business.
Source:...
I have been...
I have been toiling and moiling for the prettiest piece of china, my dear.
Source:...
I weigh the...
I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better.
Good fellowship and...
Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures.
Source:...
Women of quality...
Women of quality are so civil, you can hardly distinguish love from good breeding.
He's a fool...
He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool;
what is wit in a wife good for, but to...
Marrying to increase...
Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had...
Your women of...
Your women of honour, as you call'em, are only chary of their reputations, not their persons; and 'tis scandal that...