What did George Farquhar mean by: Tis a question whether adversity or prosperity makes the most poets. George Farquhar Playwright · Ireland Copy
It is a maxim that man and wife should never have it in their power to hang one another. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Farquhar, Marriage, Power, Relationship, 0 George Farquhar Playwright · Ireland
When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into – matrimony. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Farquhar, Humor, Ignorance, Relationships, 0 George Farquhar Playwright · Ireland
Spite of all modesty, a man must own a pleasure in the hearing of his praise. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Farquhar, Modesty, Pleasure, Praise, 0 George Farquhar Playwright · Ireland
+ Necessity, the mother of invention. Author, August 14, 2023January 2, 2025, George Farquhar, Creativity, Innovation, Problem-solving, 0 George Farquhar Playwright · Ireland
Tis the greatest misfortune in nature for a woman to want a confidant. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Farquhar, Gender, Isolation, Trust, 0 George Farquhar Playwright · Ireland
+ The shortest pleasures are the sweetest. Author, November 3, 2023January 2, 2025, George Farquhar, Pleasure, Sweet, 0 George Farquhar Playwright · Ireland
There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Farquhar, Poverty, Scandal, Shame, 0 George Farquhar Playwright · Ireland
+ Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it. Author, July 10, 2023January 2, 2025, George Farquhar, Identity, Travel, 0 George Farquhar Playwright · Ireland
Make copies, young man, many copies. You can only become a good artist by copying the masters. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
This art, born of genius and good taste, can become beautiful and varied to an infinite degree. Jean-Georges Noverre Choreographer · France
The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
