Country Wife Quotes

“Marrying to increase love is like gaming to become rich; alas, you only lose what little stock you had before”
― William Wycherley, The Country Wife

“A beauty masked, like the sun in eclipse, gathers together more gazers than if it shined out.”
― William Wycherley, Country Wife

“A good name is seldom got by giving it oneself.”
― William Wycherley, Country Wife

“Tis my maxim, he's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool.”
― William Wycherley, Country Wife