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The Country Wife (1675)
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A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away.
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'Tis my maxim, he's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool.
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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.
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Go to your business, I say, pleasure, whilst I go to my pleasure, business.
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A quack is as fit for a pimp as a midwife for a bawd: they are still but in their way, both helpers of nature.
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If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
Herodotus
William Wycherley
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Born:
1640
Died:
1716
(aged 76)
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