Thomas Otway Quotes

Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.
Thomas Otway

Ambition, Lust, Enjoyment

Clocks will go as they are set, but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain.
Thomas Otway

Constant, Clocks, Irregular

Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves repose and fatten.
Thomas Otway

Men, Honest, Easy

Justice is lame as well as blind, amongst us.
Thomas Otway

Justice, Blind, Lame

Let us embrace, and from this very moment vow an eternal misery together.
Thomas Otway

Together, Moment, Misery

No praying, it spoils business.
Thomas Otway

Business, Praying, Spoils

Shining through tears, like April suns in showers, that labour to overcome the cloud that loads 'em.
Thomas Otway

Through, Tears, Overcome

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Dramatist

Born: 1652

Died: 1685

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