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A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring.
William Congreve
The Way of the World (1700) act 3, sc. 5
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It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Charles Caleb Colton
William Congreve
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Born:
January 24, 1670
Died:
January 19, 1729
(aged 58)
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