68 Quotes by Aphra Behn

I value not the censures of the crowd.

As we were coming up again, we met with some Indians of strange aspects, that is, of a larger size, and other sort of features, than those of our country. Our Indian slaves, that rowed us, asked them some questions, but they could not understand us, but showed us a long cotton string, with several knots on it, and told us, they had been coming from the mountains so many moons as there were knots.

For thou hast made a very fiend of me, and I have hell within.

And ’tis most evident and plain that simple Nature is the most harmless, inoffensive, and virtuous mistress. ’Tis she alone, if she were permitted, that better instructs the world than all the inventions of man. Religion would here but destroy that tranquillity they possess by ignorance; and laws would but teach ’em to know offense, of which now they have no notion.

That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library.

Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life.

Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret.

Nothing is more capable of troubling our reason, and consuming our health, than secret notions of jealousy in solitude.

Faith, Sir, we are here today and gone tomorrow.