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William Congreve

William Congreve





Birthdate: January 24, 1670
Birthplace: Bardsey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: January 19, 1729

Occupation: Playwright and Poet
Profile: Best known for The Way of the World.

Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Congreve
Number of Quotes: 3





Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.

Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.

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

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