Facts about John Gay

Occup.Poet
FromEngland
BornJune 30, 1685
DiedDecember 4, 1732
Aged47 years

Summary

John Gay was a famous Poet from England, who lived between June 30, 1685 and December 4, 1732. He/she became 47 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 22 quotes who is written / told by John.

Related authors: Alexander Pope (Poet)

22 Famous quotes by John Gay

Small: But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the re
"But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest"
Small: Lions, wolves, and vultures dont live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man
"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"
Small: Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose
"Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose"
Small: On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends
"On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends"
Small: O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them on
"O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them on"
Small: No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die whove no retreat
"No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat"
Small: What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But le
"What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us when they've won us"
Small: We only part to meet again
"We only part to meet again"
Small: There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon ones self
"There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self"
Small: The comfortable estate of widowhood is the only hope that keeps up a wifes spirits
"The comfortable estate of widowhood is the only hope that keeps up a wife's spirits"
Small: The brave love mercy, and delight to save
"The brave love mercy, and delight to save"
Small: Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand
"Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand"
Small: She who has never loved has never lived
"She who has never loved has never lived"
Small: Shadow owes its birth to light
"Shadow owes its birth to light"
Small: I must have women - there is nothing unbends the mind like them
"I must have women - there is nothing unbends the mind like them"
Small: Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wiv
"Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wives"
Small: Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise
"Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise"
Small: Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee
"Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee"
Small: Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save
"Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save"
Small: But money, wife, is the true Fullers Earth for reputations, there is not a spot or a stain but what it
"But money, wife, is the true Fuller's Earth for reputations, there is not a spot or a stain but what it can take out"
Small: An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse
"An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse"
Small: A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt
"A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine"