He never said a foolish thing ...

He never said a foolish thing nor never did a wise one.

I have to speak my mind. Becau...

I have to speak my mind. Because what is in my mind is always more interesting than what is happening in the world outside my mind.

Late children are early orphan...

Late children are early orphans.

It is a very good world to liv...

It is a very good world to live in, To lend or to spend, or to live in; but to beg or to borrow, or to get a man's own, It is the very worst world that ever was known.

Custom does often reason overr...

Custom does often reason overrule.

Mothers who force their daught...

Mothers who force their daughters into interested marriage, are worse than the Ammonites who sacrificed their children to Moloch--the latter undergoing a speedy death, the former suffering years of torture, but too frequently leading to the same result.

Nothing suits worse with vice ...

Nothing suits worse with vice than want of sense

For Hell and the foul fiend th...

For Hell and the foul fiend that rules
God's everlasting fiery jails
(Devised by rogues, dreaded by fools),
With his grim, grisly dog that keeps the door,
Are senseless stories, idle tales,
Dreams, whimseys, and no more.

Natural freedoms are but just:...

Natural freedoms are but just: There's something generous in mere lust.

To pick out the wildest and mo...

To pick out the wildest and most fantastical odd man alive, and to place your kindness there, is an act so brave and daring as will show the greatness of your spirit and distinguish you in love, as you are in all things else, from womankind.

Thus, statesmanlike, I'll sauc...

Thus, statesmanlike, I'll saucily impose,
And safe from action, valiantly advise;
Sheltered in impotence, urge you to blows,
And being good for nothing else, be wise.

Farewell, woman! I intend

Farewell, woman! I intend
Henceforth every night to sit
With my lewd, well-natured friend,
Drinking to engender wit.

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Since 'tis Nature's law to cha...

Since 'tis Nature's law to change, Constancy alone is strange.

Born to myself, I like myself ...

Born to myself, I like myself alone.

Tis a meaner part of sense to ...

Tis a meaner part of sense to find a fault than taste an excellence.

Envy is a passion so full of c...

Envy is a passion so full of cowardice and shame that nobody ever had the confidence to own it.

Before I got married I had six...

Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories.

The clog of all pleasure, the ...

The clog of all pleasure, the luggage of life,
Is the best can be said for a very good wife.

Most Men are Cowards, all Men ...

Most Men are Cowards, all Men should be Knaves.
The Difference lies, as far as I can see,
Not in the thing it self, but the degree. . . .

Then Old Age and Experience, h...

Then Old Age and Experience, hand in hand,
Lead him to death, and make him understand,
After a search so painful and so long,
That all his life he has been in the wrong.