William Wycherley Quotes

Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em.

William Wycherley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: 1640 - January 1, 1716

Topics

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Growing up, I had a face that people wanted to tell things to, and I grew up with adults who had so much to say. They had lived through decades of unbelievable poverty, starvation, political upheaval, chaos.

Jenny Zhang

PeopleGrowing UpChaosFacePoverty

One of the great things about children is that they have no other concern than to be simply interested in things. It is considered by some the height of mindfulness to approach the world afresh like a child.

John Dickerson

ChildrenGreatChildWorldHeight

When I first seriously decided to become a cartoonist would have been '99/2000, right before 9/11. I've been writing and illustrating stories in the world post-9/11 since then, watching the world change around me.

Jeff Lemire

ChangeMeWritingWorldSeriously

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.

Alphonse de Lamartine

TravelWorldSingleGazeGiveHad

Productive power is the foundation of a country's economic strength.

Stafford Cripps

StrengthPowerFoundationCountry

I will rebuild the people's trust in government and create a stable foundation for Taiwan's future development.

Tsai Ing-wen

FutureTrustGovernmentPeopleWill

Every man hath a good and a bad angel attending on him in particular all his life long.

Robert Burton

LifeGoodManAngelLongBad

If the world's using bitcoin, governments won't be able to fund wars through inflation like they do today.

Roger Ver

TodayWorldThroughInflationAble

Understanding listening is an epiphany moment for every improviser. At least for me it was.

Matt Besser

MomentMeListeningUnderstanding

I love Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel.

Mike Birbiglia

LoveI LoveJimmy

I thought being on stage was an amazing feeling, but there is nothing that can top watching my wife bring our son into this world.

Luke Bryan

SonWifeAmazingWorldThoughtTop

Before you can lead anybody else, you gotta put yourself in the right position to be successful.

Jaylen Brown

YourselfYouRightLeadSuccessful

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