All well bred persons lie - Besides, you are a woman; you must never speak what you think.
William CongreveShe once used me with that insolence, that in revenge I took her to pieces; sifted her, and separated her failings; I studied 'em, and got 'em by rote. The catalogue was so large, that I was not without hopes, one day or other to hate her heartily.
William CongreveThus in this sad, but oh, too pleasing state! my soul can fix upon nothing but thee; thee it contemplates, admires, adores, nay depends on, trusts on you alone.
William CongreveI confess freely to you, I could never look long upon a monkey, without very mortifying reflections.
William Congreve