The will for the deed

Quote byColley Cibber · 1671–1757

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Rival Fools (1709), Act III..

English (original)

The will for the deed.

— Colley Cibber

Possession is eleven points in the law.

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

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

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

Words are but empty thanks.

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