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.
My valor is certainly going, it is sneaking off! I feel it oozing out as it were, at the palms of my hands!
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.
When delicate and feeling souls are separated, there is not a feature in the sky, not a movement of the elements, not an aspiration of the breeze, but hints some cause for a lover's apprehension.
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.