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That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library.

~Aphra Behn

Topics: Faithful Found Friend Good Library Life Nowhere Perfect Retreat Tranquillity Which

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Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand.

~Aphra Behn

Topics: All Nations Language Money Nations Sense Speaks Understand

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Love ceases to be a pleasure when it ceases to be a secret.

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Topics: Ceases Love Pleasure Secret

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Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life.

~Aphra Behn

Topics: Age Common Dull Each Happy Hour Life Lover Moment Worth

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He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet.

~Aphra Behn

Topics: Ever He Knew Learning Nothing Only Writ

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Faith, sir, we are here today, and gone tomorrow.

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Topics: Faith Gone Here Sir Today Tomorrow

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There is no sinner like a young saint.

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Topics: Like Saint Sinner Young

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One hour of right-down love is worth an age of dully living on.

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Topics: Age Hour Living Love Love Is Worth

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Variety is the soul of pleasure.

~Aphra Behn

Topics: Pleasure Soul Variety

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Nothing is more capable of troubling our reason, and consuming our health, than secret notions of jealousy in solitude.

~Aphra Behn

Topics: Capable Consuming Health Jealousy More Nothing Notions Our Reason Secret Solitude Than Troubling

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Dramatist

Born: Unknown

Died: April 16th, 1689

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