Congreve, William

English dramatist

wrote plays "The Old Bachelor" 1693, "Love for Love" 1695, "The Mourning Bride" 1697, "The Way of the World" 1700

• "Heav'n hath no rage like love to hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a fury, like a woman scorn'd."
• "Every man plays the fool once in his lif marry is playing the fool all one's life, but to marry is to playing the fool all one's life long."
• "No mask like open truth to cover lies,As to go naked is the best disguise."
• "Dustin Farnum:"I've never been better! In the last act yesterday, I had the audience glued to their seats."Oliver Herford:"How clever of you to think of it."O, she is the antidote to desire."
• "Men are apt to offend ('tis true) where they find most goodness to forgive."