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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

3185 William Congreve 1670-1729 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3185
AUTHOR:William Congreve (1670–1729)
QUOTATION:Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned. 1
ATTRIBUTION:The Mourning Bride. Act iii. Sc. 8.
 
Note 1.
We shall find no fiend in hell can match the fury of a disappointed woman.—Colley Cibber: Love’s Last Shift, act iv. [back]