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John Gay Quotes

«And when a lady's in the case, / You know, all other things give place.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet)
«In every age and clime we see, / Two of a trade can ne'er agree.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: clime, climes
«How, like a moth, the simple maid / Still plays about the flame!»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: maid, moth, The Flame
«The charge is prepared; the lawyers are met, / The judges all ranged (a terrible show!).»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: ranged
«Do like other widows - buy yourself weeds, and be cheerful.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: weeds, widows
«Youth's the season made for joys, Love is then our duty»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | About: Youth
«The child whom many fathers share hath seldom known a father's care»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | About: Family
«The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets, So he that tastes woman, woman, woman; He that tastes woman, ruin meets»
«'Tis a gross error held in schools, That Fortune always favors fools»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: favors
«Praising all alike, is praising none»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | About: Praise | Keywords: praising

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