George Farquhar
George Farquhar
George Farquharwas an Irish dramatist. He is noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy, particularly for his plays The Recruiting Officerand The Beaux' Stratagem...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionDramatist
CountryIreland
crime irish-dramatist nor scandal shameful
There's no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.
irish-dramatist
Spare all I have, and take my life.
spirituality obedience knows
Those who know the least obey the best.
sleep alcohol ale
I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.
fortune
No woman can be a beauty without a fortune.
taste
Sir, you shall taste my Anno Domini.
funny humorous expression
Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.
pleasure sweetest
The shortest pleasures are the sweetest.
courage war spring
Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend To mean devices for a sordid end. Courage--an independent spark from Heaven's bright throne, By which the soul stands raised, triumphant high, alone. Great in itself, not praises of the crowd, Above all vice, it stoops not to be proud. Courage, the mighty attribute of powers above, By which those great in war, are great in love. The spring of all brave acts is seated here, As falsehoods draw their sordid birth from fear.
rewards virtue crime
Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.