William Wycherley Quotes
"Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be, yet such wherein men may thy judgment see."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Men, Books, Friends, Judgment, May)
"Your women of honor, as you call em, are only chary of their reputations, not their persons; and 'Tis scandal that they would avoid, not men."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Men, Women, Honor, Scandal)
"Women serve but to keep a man from better company."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Women, Company, Man)
"Wit is more necessary than beauty; and I think no young woman ugly that has it, and no handsome woman agreeable without it."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Beauty, Ugly, Wit, Woman)
"Go to your business, pleasure, whilst I go to my pleasure, business."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Business, Pleasure)
"A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Country, Night)
"Poets, like friends to whom you are in debt, you hate."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Debt, Friends, Hate, Poets)
"Bluster, sputter, question, cavil; but be sure your argument be intricate enough to confound the court."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Argument, Court, Question)
"He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool; what is wit in a wife good for, but to make a man a cuckold?"
- William Wycherley
(Related: Wife, Fool, Man, Wit)
"Come, for my part I will have only those glorious, manly pleasures of being very drunk, and very slovenly."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Being, Will)
"Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Friendship)
"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
(Related: Books, Company, Conversation)
"Women of quality are so civil, you can hardly distinguish love from good breeding."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Love, Women, Quality, Breeding)
"Next to the pleasure of finding a new mistress is that of being rid of an old one."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Being, Old, Pleasure)
"Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had before."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Love)
"I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Man)
"I have heard people eat most heartily of another man's meat, that is, what they do not pay for."
- William Wycherley
(Related: People, Man)
"Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close."
- William Wycherley
(Related: Death, Eyes, Hunger, Revenge, Sleep)