222 Quotes by John Gay

If with me you’d fondly stray Over the hills and far away.

One wife is too much for most husbands to bear, But two at a time there’s no mortal can bear.

A Wolf eats sheep but now and then; Ten thousands are devour’d by men. An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretend friend is worse.

Can love be controll’d by advice?

Lions, wolves, and vultures don’t live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.

What frenzy dictates, jealousy believes.

Love is so whimsical in both sexes that it is impossible to be lasting. But my heart is particular and contradicts my own observation.

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.

What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us when they’ve won us.