The Country Wife

"Your Women of honour, as you call 'em, are only chary of their reputations, not their persons, / and 'tis scandal they would avoid, not men."

"A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away; to taste the town the better when a man returns."

"Methinks wit is more necessary than beauty, and I think no young woman ugly that has it, and no handsome / woman agreeable without it."

"Women, as you say, are like soldiers made constant and loyal by good pay, rather than by oaths and covenants, therefore I'd advise my friends to keep rather than marry;"

"'Tis my maxim, he's a fool that marries; but he's a greater that does not marry a fool."

"A beauty masked, like the sun in eclipse, Gathers together more gazers than if it shined out."

"[Mr. Pinchwife tells Mrs. Pinchwife of the pleasures of the town]"

"[The penknife scene]"

"[The china scene – The husband of Lady Fidget and the grandmother of Mrs. Squeamish are listening front stage and nodding in approval, failing to pick up the double entendre which is obvious to the audience.]"

"[The ladies' drinking scene ¬– The "brimmer" is a drinking cup passing from hand to hand.]"

"[Squeamish, Dainty, and Lady Fidget have realized that that Horner is the secret lover of them all.]"