7 William Congreve Quotes on Emotion

William Congreve quotes on emotion

1. Ah! Whither, whither shall I fly, A poor unhappy Maid; To hopeless Love and Misery By my own Heart betray'd?

8. If this be not love, it is madness, and then it is pardonable.

20. Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing.

25. Say what you will, tis better to be left than never to have been loved.

26. Love's but a frailty of the mind, When 'tis not with ambition joined.

27. If there's delight in love, 'tis when I see That heart which others bleed for, bleed for me.

31. O, she is the antidote to desire.