Quote by William Congreve
Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or ben

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

Other quotes by William Congreve

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

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Anger
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A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty. – William Congreve

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Sincerity
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My husband is a composer, so he plays piano all the time and I sit there and clap telling my unborn child, Hear me clap, hear the music. I know music, in general, is supposed to be good for babies to hear. – Danica McKellar

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Music

I dont need anybody to market or promote me. If people dont want to hear this music, then its not for them. You cannot please everybody. – Lauryn Hill

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Music

You listen to a piece of music and it will remind you of something – it might make you happy, it might make you sad, but it is very emotive. And I think that Duran Duran have always understood that. – Nick Rhodes

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Music

I always think Im the Tom Cruise of music – a lot of success and fans, but no critics, darling. – Jon Bon Jovi

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Music

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I dont like to talk about things where youre going to gt one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politics. – Loretta Lynn

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Politics

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior. – Mary McCarthy

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Trust

Why dont they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth. – Will Rogers

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Learning

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesnt mean politics wont take an interest in you. – Pericles

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Politics