Quotes by John Gay

"A man is always afraid of a woman that loves him too much"
John Gay
"Love is so whimsical in both sexes that it is impossible to be lasting. But my heart is particular and contradicts my own observation."
John Gay
"My Own Epitaph Life's a jest, and all things show it. I thought so once, and now I know it."
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John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, incl...