So mourn'd the dame of Ephesus her love

Quote byColley Cibber · 1671–1757

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Richard III (altered) (1700), Act II, scene 1..

English (original)

So mourn'd the dame of Ephesus her love, And thus the soldier arm'd with resolution Told his soft tale, and was a thriving wooer.

— Colley Cibber

Our hours in love have wings; in absence, crutches.

Possession is eleven points in the law.

Words are but empty thanks.

Prithee don’t screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

As good be out of the world as out of the fashion.

Oh, how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring!