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No mask like open truth to cover lies,

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O fie Miss, you must not kiss and tell.

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Women, like flames, have a destroying power, / Ne’er to be quenched till they themselves devour.
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Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, / Which, to admire, we should not understand.
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There are times when sense may be unseasonable, as well as truth.
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To refuse the sweets of life because they once must leave us, is as preposterous as to wish to have been born old, because we one day must be old.
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Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, and the overtaking and possessing of a wish, discovers the folly of the chase.
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A woman only obliges a man to secrecy, that she may have the pleasure of telling herself.
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Marriage indeed may qualify the fury of his passion, but it very rarely mends a man’s manners.
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Words are the weak support of cold indifference; love has no language to be heard.
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Born in 1670 in Leeds, England, Congreve is best known for his witty and insightful comedies that satirized the aristocratic society of his time. He attended Trinity College, Dublin, where he met the writer Jonathan Swift. His most famous plays include 'The Old Bachelor' (1693), 'The Double Dealer' (1693), and 'Love for Love' (1695). Congreve's writing is characterized by sharp dialogue, complex characters, and an exploration of the complexities of love and marriage. He also wrote poetry and an unfinished novel. His work had a significant influence on the development of English drama. William Congreve passed away on January 19, 1729.