“Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.”
— William Congreve
Author: William Congreve
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Heaven has no rage like love to
“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”
— William Congreve
Author: William Congreve
Category: love
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Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are
“Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.”
— William Congreve
Author: William Congreve
Category: fear
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Heaven has no rage like love to
“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”
— William Congreve
Author: William Congreve
Category: anger
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Courtship is to marriage, as a very
“Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.”
— William Congreve
Author: William Congreve
Category: marriage
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There is in True beauty, as in
“There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to admire.”
— William Congreve
Author: William Congreve
Category: beauty
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Never go to bed angry, stay up
“Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.”
— William Congreve
Author: William Congreve
Category: anger
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There is in True beauty, as in
“There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to admire.”
— William Congreve
Author: William Congreve
Category: courage
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