Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Anglo-Irish dramatist
Lived from: 1751 - 1816
Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: Ireland
Born: 30 october 1751 Died: 7 july 1816
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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.
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When of a gossiping circle it was asked, What are they doing? The answer was, Swapping lies.
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When you meet your antagonist, do everything in a mild and agreeable manner. Let your courage be as keen, but at the same time as polished, as your sword.
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You know it is not my interest to pay the principal, or my principal to pay the interest.
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There is nothing on earth so easy as to forget, if a person chooses to set about it. I'm sure I have as much forgot your poor, dear uncle, as if he had never existed; and I thought it my duty to do so.
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