Quote by William Congreve
Invention flags, his brain goes muddy, and black despair succeeds

Invention flags, his brain goes muddy, and black despair succeeds brown study. – William Congreve

Other quotes by William Congreve

There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to admire. – William Congreve

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Beauty
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Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman. – William Congreve

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Education
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They come together like the Coroners Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the week. – William Congreve

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Gossip
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Other Quotes from
inspirational
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The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend or by fiend, by prayer or by wine. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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inspirational

To me, the Seventies were very inspirational and very influential… With my whole persona as Snoop Dogg, as a person, as a rapper. I just love the Seventies style, the way all the players dressed nice, you know, kept their hair looking good, drove sharp cars and they talked real slick. – Snoop Dogg

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inspirational

It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us in joy we face the storm and defy it. – Amelia Barr

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inspirational

Every moment and every event of every mans life on earth plants something in his soul. – Thomas Merton

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inspirational

Random Quotes

High and low culture come together in all Post Modern art, and American poetry is not excluded from this. – Diane Wakoski

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Poetry

Ive lost touch with a lot of that boutique-type music just because of my age, and raising my son and the multiple jobs I have at this point. – Liz Phair

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Age

If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life – and only then will I be free to become myself. – Martin Heidegger

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Death

We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles. – Mark Twain

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Conformity