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Richard Brinsley Sheridan Quotes

Richard Brinsley Sheridan quotes

Irish Playwright, Writer, Politician October 30, 1751 – July 7, 1816

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For if there is anything to one's praise, it is foolish vanity to be gratified at it, and if it is abuse - why one is always sure to hear of it from one damned good-natured friend or another! Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast..."
To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
I open with a clock striking, to beget an awful attention in the audience - it also marks the time, which is four o clock in the morning, and saves a description of the rising sun, and a great deal about gilding the eastern hemisphere. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "Ay, ay, the best terms will grow obsolete: damns have had..."
Ay, ay, the best terms will grow obsolete: damns have had their day. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "A fluent tongue is the only thing a mother don't like her..."
A fluent tongue is the only thing a mother don't like her daughter to resemble her in. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around..."
Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "Had I a thousand daughters, by Heaven! I'd as soon have them..."
Had I a thousand daughters, by Heaven! I'd as soon have them taught the black art as their alphabet! Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time, as polished as your sword. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature."
Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "A bumper of good liquor will end a contest quicker than..."
A bumper of good liquor will end a contest quicker than justice, judge, or vicar. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "My hair has been in training some time."
My hair has been in training some time. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart..."
There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
I mean, the question actors most often get asked is how they can bear saying the same things over and over again, night after night, but God knows the answer to that is, don't we all anyway; might as well get paid for it. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
The glorious uncertainty of the law was a thing well known and complained of, by all ignorant people, but all learned gentleman considered it as its greatest excellency. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "The right honorable gentleman is indebted to his memory for..."
The right honorable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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