Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridanwas an Irish satirist; a playwright and poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as The Rivals, The School for Scandal, The Duenna and A Trip to Scarborough. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig MP in the British House of Commons for Stafford, Westminsterand Ilchester. He is buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His plays remain a central part of the canon, and...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth30 October 1751
CountryIreland
Richard Brinsley Sheridan quotes about
Wine does but draw forth a man's natural qualities.
You know it is not in my interest to pay the principal; nor is it my principal to pay the interest.
The surest way to fail is not to determine to succeed.
A bumper of good liquor will end a contest quicker than justice, judge, or vicar.
Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature.
Humanity always becomes a conqueror.
There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature - the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.
Soft pity never leaves the gentle breast where love has been received a welcome guest.
Those that vow the most are the least sincere.
I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning.
Wit loses its point when dipped in malice.
For in religion as in friendship, they who profess most are ever the least sincere.
I had rather follow you to your grave than see you owe your life to any but a regular-bred physician.
Prudence, like experience, must be paid for.