There is nothing more unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh ... 'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion!
William CongreveWould any thing but a madman complain of uncertainty? Uncertainty and expectation are joys of life; security is an insipid thing; and the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase.
William CongreveThus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
William Congreve