| 71 Famous Quotes by John Gay
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“There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self”
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“In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: Fables--Rat-Catcher and Cats (l. 43)
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“Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: Old Woman and Her Cats
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“So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: The What D'ye Call It (act II, sc. 9)
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“A man should be religious, not superstitious.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: The What D'ye Call It (act II, sc. 9)
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“If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the
wind for revealing them to the trees.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: The What D'ye Call It (act II, sc. 9)
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“A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: The What D'ye Call It (act II, sc. 9)
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“What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: The What D'ye Call It (act II, sc. 9)
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“Originality provokes originality.”
Proverbs Quotes Source: The What D'ye Call It (act II, sc. 9)
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“Impartially their talents scan,
Just education forms the man.
- John Gay,”
Education Quotes Source: The Owl, Swan, Cock, Spider, Ass, and the Farmer--To a Mother (l. 9)
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“Learning by study must be won;
'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.”
Learning Quotes Source: The Pack Horse and Carrier (l. 41)
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“In other men we faults may spy,
And blame the mote that dims their eye;
Each little speck and blemish find,
To our own stronger errors blind.”
Judgment Quotes Source: The Turkey and the Ant (pt. I, l. 1)
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“So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.”
Judgment Quotes Source: The What D'ye Call It (act II, sc. 9)
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“Why is the hearse with scutcheons blazon'd round,
And with the nodding plume of ostrich crown'd?
No; the dead know it not, nor profit gain;
It only serves to prove the living vain.”
Undertakers Quotes Source: Trivia (bk. III, l. 231)
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“Fair is the kingcup that in meadow blows,
Fair is the daisy that beside her grows.”
Buttercups Quotes Source: Shepherd's Week--Monday (l. 43)
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“In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.”
Business Quotes Source: Fables--Rat-Catcher and Cats (l. 43)
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“Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
The contests of disputing friends.”
Argument Quotes Source: Fables--Ravens--Sexton and Earth Worm (pt. II, l. 117)
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“How many saucy airs we meet,
From Temple Bar to Aldgate street!”
Vanity Quotes Source: The Barley-Mow and Dunghill (l. 1)
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“What happiness the rural maid attends,
In cheerful labour while each day she spends!
She gratefully receives what Heav'n has sent,
And, rich in poverty, enjoys content.”
Content Quotes Source: Rural Sports (canto II, l. 148)
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“Thus shadow owes its birth to light.”
Shadows Quotes Source: The Persian, Sun, and Cloud (l. 10)
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“A justice with grave justices shall sit;
He praise their wisdom, they admire his wit.”
Judges Quotes Source: The Birth of the Squire (l. 77)
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“From wine what sudden friendship springs?”
Wine and spirits Quotes Source: Fables (pt. II, fable 6)
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“In every rank, or great or small,
'Tis industry supports us all.”
Work Quotes Source: Man, Cat, Dog, and Fly (l. 63)
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“Basically, I no longer work for anything but the sensation I have
while working.”
Work Quotes Source: Man, Cat, Dog, and Fly (l. 63)
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“All in the Downs are fleet was moor'd.”
Navy Quotes Source: Sweet William's Farewell to Black-Eyed Susan
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