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John Gay Quotes

«The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: sips, sweets, The Fly, treacle
«Where yet was ever found a mother, / Who'd give her booby for another?»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: boobies, booby
«O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed: By keeping men off, you keep them on»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: kissed, Polly, toyed
«I hate the man who builds his name on the ruins of another's fame»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: builds
«But money, wife, is the true Fuller's Earth for reputations, there is not a spot or a stain but what it can take out.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: fuller, Reputations
«No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet)
«For on the rope that hangs my dear / Depends poor Polly's life.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: Polly
«Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us, / And fires us / With courage, love and joy. / Women and wine should life employ. / Is there aught else on earth desirous?»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: desirous, employ, fires
«The brave love mercy, and delight to save.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet)
«On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet)

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