Pride is increased by ignorance; those assume the most who know the least. John Gay
There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one’s self. John Gay
Envy’s a sharper spur than pay. John Gay
Life is a jest; and all things show it.
I thought so once; but now I know it.
John Gay
Sure men were born to lie, and women to believe them! John Gay
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 neighbour, and yet we herd together. John Gay
I must have women – there is nothing unbends the mind like them. John Gay
Those who in quarrels interpose
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
John Gay