Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em. -William Wycherley

 

Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em.


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This quote is just one of 9 total William Wycherley quotes in our collection. William Wycherley is known for saying 'Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Poets, like whores, are only hated by each other.

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Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close.

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I have heard people eat most heartily of another man's meat, that is, what they do not pay for.

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Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures.

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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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