Quotes from authors born in 1640
Poets, like friends to whom you are in debt, you hate.
William Wycherley
Women of quality are so civil, you can hardly distinguish love from good breeding.
William Wycherley
He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet.
Aphra Behn
Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em.
William Wycherley
Faith, sir, we are here today, and gone tomorrow.
Aphra Behn
Anna Neagle 
Charles Schumer 
Thomas Carlyle 
Glenn Hughes 
Raul Julia 
Gordon R. Dickson 
James Monroe 
Joseph Chamberlain