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
Here 's to the maiden of bashful fifteen; Here 's to the widow of fifty; Here 's to the flaunting, extravagant queen, And here 's to the housewife that 's thrifty! Let the toast pass; Drink to the lass; I 'll warrant she 'll prove an excuse for the glass.
Sheer necessity,-the proper parent of an art so nearly allied to invention.
Good reading makes for damn hard writing.
Through all the drama - whether damned or not -Love gilds the scene, and women guide the plot.
The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed.
A bumper of good liquor Will end a contest quicker Than justice, judge or vicar.
I'm called away by particular business - but I leave my character behind me
A man may surely be allowed to take a glass of wine by his own fireside.
Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over.
There's only one truth about war: people die.
Justice-august and pure, the abstract idea of all that would be perfect in the spirits and the inspirations of men!-where the mind rises; where the heart expands; where the countenance is ever placid and benign; where her favorite attitude is to stoop to the unfortunate; to hear their cry and to help them; to rescue and relieve; to succor and save; majestic, from its mercy; venerable, from its Lutility; uplifted, without pride; firm without obduracy; beneficent in each preference; lovely, though in her frown!
Prudence, like experience, must be paid for.
Never say more than is necessary.
The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.