William Congreve Quotes

English - Poet January 24, 1670 - January 19, 1729

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Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.

William Congreve

If this be not love, it is madness, and then it is pardonable.

William Congreve

He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.

William Congreve

Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.

William Congreve

I know that's a secret, for it's whispered everywhere.

William Congreve

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.

William Congreve

Edith Wharton Quotes

American - Author January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937

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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Edith Wharton

My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.

Edith Wharton

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.

Edith Wharton

Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, old age flowing free with the delicious near-by freedom of death.

Edith Wharton

The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.

Edith Wharton

Life is always a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope.

Edith Wharton

Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.

Edith Wharton

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.

Edith Wharton

In any really good subject, one has only to probe deep enough to come to tears.

Edith Wharton

Silence may be as variously shaded as speech.

Edith Wharton