„Sin lugar a dudas, es importante desarrollar la mente de los hijos. No obstante el regalo más valioso que se les puede dar, es desarrollarles la conciencia.“— John Gay
„My Own EpitaphLife's a jest, and all things show it.I thought so once, and now I know it.“— John Gay
„Love is so whimsical in both sexes that it is impossible to be lasting. But my heart is particular and contradicts my own observation.“— John GayThe Beggar's Opera
„MRS. PEACHUMHow the mother is to be pitied who has handsome daughters! Locks, bolts, bars and lectures of morality are nothing to them – they break through them all.“— John GayThe Beggar's Opera
