Tag Archives: John Gay

Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee. 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 neighbor, and yet we herd together. John Gay

Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save. John Gay

She who has never loved has never lived. John Gay

Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise. John Gay

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self. John Gay

But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest. John Gay

An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse. John Gay

O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them on. John Gay

The comfortable estate of widowhood is the only hope that keeps up a wife's spirits. John Gay