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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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That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "Our memories are independent of our wills. It is not so easy..."
Our memories are independent of our wills. It is not so easy to forget. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his..."
He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than..."
Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "Death's a debt; his mandamus binds all alike- no bail, no..."
Death's a debt; his mandamus binds all alike- no bail, no demurrer. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "I'm called away by particular business - but I leave my..."
I'm called away by particular business - but I leave my character behind me. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "You write with ease, to show your breeding, But easy writing's..."
You write with ease, to show your breeding, But easy writing's curst hard reading. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
There is nothing on earth so easy as to forget, if a person chooses to set about it. I'm sure I have as much forgot your poor, dear uncle, as if he had never existed; and I thought it my duty to do so. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "When of a gossiping circle it was asked, "What are they..."
When of a gossiping circle it was asked, "What are they doing?" The answer was, "Swapping lies. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villainous? licentious? abominable? infernal? Not that I ever read them? no? I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of..."
A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "My valor is certainly going, it is sneaking off! I feel it..."
My valor is certainly going, it is sneaking off! I feel it oozing out as it were, at the palms of my hands! Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for..."
The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "The surest way to fail is not to determine to succeed."
The surest way to fail is not to determine to succeed. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quote: "Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with..."
Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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