Famous John Wilmot Quotes

  • How blest was the created stateOf man and woman, ere they fell,Compared to our unhappy fate:We need not fear another hell. – John Wilmot

    How blest was the created stateOf man and woman, ere they fell,Compared to our unhappy fate:We need not fear another hell.– John Wilmot

  • A kind of losing loadum is their game,Where the worst writer has the greatest fame. – John Wilmot

    A kind of losing loadum is their game,Where the worst writer has the greatest fame.– John Wilmot

  • Cupid and Bacchus my saints are,May drink and love still reign,With wine I wash away my cares,And then to cunt again. – John Wilmot

    Cupid and Bacchus my saints are,May drink and love still reign,With wine I wash away my cares,And then to cunt again.– John Wilmot

  • Then, if to make your ruin more,You’ll peevishly be coy,Die with the scandal of a whoreAnd never know the joy. – John Wilmot

    Then, if to make your ruin more,You’ll peevishly be coy,Die with the scandal of a whoreAnd never know the joy.– John Wilmot

  • Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories. – John Wilmot

    Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.– John Wilmot

  • God bless our good and gracious King,Whose promise none relies on;Who never said a foolish thing,Nor ever did a wise one. – John Wilmot

    God bless our good and gracious King,Whose promise none relies on;Who never said a foolish thing,Nor ever did a wise one.– John Wilmot