William Congreve (24 January 1670 – 19 January 1729) was an English playwright, satirist, poet, and Whig politician. He spent most of his career between London and Dublin, and was noted for his highly polished style of writing, being regarded by critics as one of the most important dramatists of...
Defer not till tomorrow to be wise, tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved.
—Louis de Bernières in Captain Corelli's Mandolin