George Farquhar Quotes
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Necessity, the mother of invention.
George Farquhar
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Author Details:
Type:
Dramatist Quotes
Category:
Irish Dramatist Quotes
Year of Birth:
1678
Date of Death:
April 29, 1707
Nationality:
Irish
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Select George Farquhar Quotations:
Those who know the least obey the best.
George Farquhar
Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.
George Farquhar
We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it.
George Farquhar
I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.
George Farquhar
Spare all I have, and take my life.
George Farquhar
When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into - matrimony.
George Farquhar
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Quote Keywords:
Invention,
Mother,
Necessity
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Dictionary Links:
Invention,
Mother,
Necessity
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All George Farquhar Quotations:
Captain is a good travelling name...
Charming women can true converts make...
Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.
Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens...
I believe they talked of me...
I have fed purely upon ale...
Money is the sinews of love...
Necessity, the mother of invention.
Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.
Spare all I have, and take...
There is no scandal like rags...
There's no scandal like rags, nor...
Those who know the least obey...
We are the men of intrinsic...
We love the precepts for the...
When the blind lead the blind...
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