Invention flags, his brain goes muddy, and black despair succeeds brown study. – 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
Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass. – William Congreve
There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to admire. – William Congreve