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
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.
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.
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.
A wise woman will always let her husband have her way.
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.