Creative Quotations from . . .
William Congreve
(1670-1729) born on Jan 24
English dramatist. "He was a neoclassical dramatist who shaped the English comedy of manners through his brilliant comic dialogue in "The Way of the World," 1770."
 
   
F
Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.

R
"Defer not till tomorrow to be wise,
Tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise."
A
"Invention flags, his brain goes muddy,
And black despair succeeds brown study."
N
"Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, through the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase."
K
"Music hath charm to soothe a savage breast,
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "Tattle, in "Love for Love," act 5, sc. 1."
R: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
A: ""An Impossible Thing.""
N: ""Love for Love," 1695."
K: ""The Mourning Bride.""



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