Soft pity never leaves the gentle breast where love has been received a welcome guest. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
I’m called away by particular business – but I leave my character behind me — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
A bumper of good liquor will end a contest quicker than justice, judge, or vicar. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
A fluent tongue is the only thing a mother don’t like her daughter to resemble her in. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
For if there is anything to one’s praise, it is foolish vanity to be gratified at it — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I’ll take kingdoms back from thine. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts. — 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 — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
I open with a clock striking, to beget an awful attention in the audience – it also marks the time — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
I’m called away by particular business – but I leave my character behind me. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan