Aphra Behn

Playwright Novelist English 1640 – 1689

English playwright and novelist, first professional female writer.

440 quotes

"The heart knows truths that reason cannot comprehend."
Faith
"One must cultivate patience as a gardener cultivates flowers."
Patience
"Words are the currency of the mind; spend them wisely."
Knowledge
"In solitude, we discover who we truly are beneath society's masks."
Solitude
"The pursuit of happiness often obscures its presence."
Happiness
"Friendship untested by adversity is merely pleasant acquaintance."
Friendship
"Time is the thief that steals even our most cherished memories."
Time
"Kindness is a strength disguised as gentleness."
Kindness
"Those who fear change remain forever enslaved to the past."
Change
"Art is the mirror through which we see our own souls."
Art
"Success without honor is merely elaborate failure."
Success
"The imagination is humanity's greatest unconquered territory."
Imagination
"Dreams that demand no sacrifice are merely fantasies."
Dreams
"Music speaks where words have abandoned us."
Music
"To survive is to have known sorrow; to thrive is to have transcended it."
Perseverance
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the mastery of it."
Peace
"Knowledge without application is mere intellectual vanity."
Knowledge
"The strength of a person is measured by their ability to forgive."
Strength
"Nature teaches us lessons we are too proud to learn from our peers."
Nature
"Creativity is the rebellion of the constrained soul."
Creativity
"Fear is the price of freedom; one cannot exist without acknowledging the other."
Fear
"Power without conscience becomes tyranny in refined clothing."
Power
"Money is merely solidified opportunity, nothing more and nothing less."
Money
"Hope is the belief that tomorrow offers what today denies."
Hope
"Leadership is not the ability to command but the wisdom to inspire."
Leadership
"Work that does not feed the spirit is merely slavery by another name."
Work
"Gratitude is the most underestimated form of wisdom."
Gratitude
"The greatest literature captures the eternal within the temporal."
Literature
"Philosophy without life experience is merely theoretical sophistry."
Philosophy
"History repeats because we fail to truly comprehend its lessons."
History