2nd Earl of Rochester

Famous quotes containing the words earl of rochester, earl and/or rochester:

“Man differs more from Man, than Man from Beast.”
—John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)

“The company of women of fashion will improve your manners, though not your understanding; and that complaisance and politeness, which are so useful in men’s company, can only be acquired in women’s.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

“The clog of all pleasure, the luggage of life,
Is the best can be said for a very good wife.”
—John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)