George Etherege Quotes & Sayings

We are not masters of our own affections; our inclinations dailyalter: now we love pleasure, and anon we shall dote on business. Human frailty will have it so, and who can help it? — George Etherege

Writing, madam, is a mechanic part of wit. A gentleman should never go beyond a song or a billet. — George Etherege

Next to coming to a good understanding with a new mistress, I love a quarrel with an old one. — George Etherege

I must confess I am a fop in my heart; ill customs influence my very senses, and I have been so used to affectation that without the help of the air of the court what is natural cannot touch me. — George Etherege

When love grows diseased, the best thing we can do is to put it to a violent death; I cannot endure the torture of a lingering and consumptive passion. — George Etherege