Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by George Colman the Elder

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English dramatist George Colman the Elder.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
George Colman the Elder

George Colman was an English dramatist and essayist, usually called "the Elder", and sometimes "George the First", to distinguish him from his son, George Colman the Younger. He was also a theatre owner.

I vow and protest there's more plague than pleasure with a secret. — © George Colman the Elder
I vow and protest there's more plague than pleasure with a secret.
Oh how will crime engender crime! throw guilt Upon the soul, and like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, 'Twill form in circles round succeeding round; Each wider than the first.
Love and a cottage! Eh, Fanny! Ah, give me indifference and a coach and six!
Life's a lottery, and man should make up his mind to the blanks.
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