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.
faith says thinks
Says little, thinks less, and does - nothing at all, faith.
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.
destiny knows
Hanging and marriage, you know, go by destiny.
sunday people atheism
'Tis a strange thing, Sam, that among us people can't agree the whole week, because they go different ways upon Sundays.
pleasure sweetest
The shortest pleasures are the sweetest.
women want confidant
Tis the greatest misfortune in nature for a woman to want a confidant.
sex women brave
Our sex still strikes an awe upon the brave, And only cowards dare affront a woman.
player wicked genius
Vivutur ingenio, that damn'd motto there Seduced me first to me a wicked player.