“The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villainous — licentious — abominable — infernal — Not that I ever read them — no — I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan“The right honorable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Sheridaniana: Or, Anecdotes of the Life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan“Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan“Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan“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.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan“The surest way to fail is not to determine to succeed.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan“The Right Honourable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan“A wise woman will always let her husband have her way.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan“Our memories are independent of our wills. It is not so easy to forget.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan“The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villainous — licentious — abominable — infernal — Not that I ever read them — no — I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper.”
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Critic