I have heard people eat most heartily of another man’s meat, that is, what they do not pay for. – William Wycherley
I weigh the man, not his title; ’tis not the king’s stamp can make the metal better. – William Wycherley
Bluster, sputter, question, cavil; but be sure your argument be intricate enough to confound the court. – William Wycherley
Come, for my part I will have only those glorious, manly pleasures of being very drunk, and very slovenly. – William Wycherley
Your women of honor, as you call em, are only chary of their reputations, not their persons; and ‘Tis scandal that they would avoid, not men. – William Wycherley
Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be, yet such wherein men may thy judgment see. – William Wycherley
A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away. – William Wycherley
Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close. – William Wycherley
Women of quality are so civil, you can hardly distinguish love from good breeding. – William Wycherley
Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had before. – William Wycherley
Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em. – William Wycherley
Wit is more necessary than beauty; and I think no young woman ugly that has it, and no handsome woman agreeable without it. – William Wycherley
He’s a fool that marries, but he’s a greater that does not marry a fool; what is wit in a wife good for, but to make a man a cuckold? – William Wycherley
Next to the pleasure of finding a new mistress is that of being rid of an old one. – William Wycherley
