Quotes by Aphra Behn

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Playwright, poet and spy · British · 1640–1689

British playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)

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“Love ceases to be a pleasure when it ceases to be a secret.”
— Aphra Behn
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“There's no sinner like a young saint.”
— Aphra Behn

“Patience is a flatterer, sir, and an ass, sir.”
— Aphra Behn

“Come away; poverty's catching.”
— Aphra Behn

“One hour of right-down love is worth an age of dully living on.”
— Aphra Behn

“A brave world, sir, full of religion, knavery, and change: we shall shortly see better days.”
— Aphra Behn

“Oh what a dear ravishing thing is the beginning of an Amour!”
— Aphra Behn

“He that knew all that ever Learning writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet.”
— Aphra Behn

“…that perfect Tranquillity of Life, which is no where to be found, but in retreat, a faithful Friend and a good Library…”
— Aphra Behn

“She was employed by Charles II, in 1666, in a political negotiation at Antwerp, which she managed with much dexterity; but her intelligence (though well-founded) being disregarded, she renounced al...”
— Aphra Behn