George Farquhar Quotes

"When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into - matrimony."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Blind, Matrimony, Wonder)

"We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Men, Life, Money, Accidents, Value, Worth)

"There's no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Crime, Poverty, Scandal)

"There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Crime, Poverty, Scandal)

"Spare all I have, and take my life."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Life)

"Poetry is a mere drug, Sir."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Poetry)

"Necessity, the mother of invention."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Mother, Invention, Necessity)

"Money is the sinews of love, as of war."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Money, War, Love)

"I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Ale, Sleep)

"Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst."
- George Farquhar

"Charming women can true converts make, We love the precepts for the teacher's sake."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Love, Women)

"Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Name)

"Those who know the least obey the best."
- George Farquhar

"I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly."
- George Farquhar

"We love the precepts for the teacher's sake."
- George Farquhar
(Related: Love)