Richard Brinsley Sheridan Quotes - Page 4

A progeny of learning.

I loved him for himself alone.

Satires and lampoons on particular people circulate more by giving copies in confidence to the friends of the parties, than by printing them.

An oyster may be crossed in love.

An aspersion upon my parts of speech!

O Lord, Sir - when a heroine goes mad she always goes into white satin.

If it is abuse, - why one is always sure to hear of it from one damned goodnatured friend or another!

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.

I'll make my old clothes know who's master. I shall straightaway cashier the hunting-frock, and render my leather breeches incapable. My hair has been in training some time.

You shall see them on a beautiful quarto page where a neat rivulet of text shall meander through a meadow of margin.

My valour is certainly going! - it is sneaking off! - I feel it oozing out as it were at the palms of my hands!

A man may think an untruth as well as speak one.

When of a gossiping circle it was asked, "What are they doing?" The answer was, "Swapping lies.

Here, my dear Lucy, hide these books. Quick, quick! Fling "Peregrine Pickle" under the toilette -throw "Roderick Random" into the closet -put "The Innocent Adultery" into "The Whole Duty of Man"; thrust "Lord Aimworth" under the sofa! cram "Ovid" behind the bolster; there -put "The Man of Feeling" into your pocket. Now for them.

Our ancestors are very good kind of folks; but they are the last people I should choose to have a visiting acquaintance with.

Many a wretch has rid on a hurdle who has done less mischief than utterers of forged tales, coiners of scandal, and clippers of reputation.

If Parliament were to consider the sporting with reputation of as much importance as sporting on manors, and pass an act for the preservation of fame as well as game, there are many who would thank them for the bill.

I had rather follow you to your grave than see you owe your life to any but a regular-bred physician.

A fluent tongue is the only thing a mother don't like her daughter to resemble her in.

I was struck all on a heap.

'Tis safest in matrimony to begin with a little aversion.

In all cases of slander currency, whenever the forger of the lie is not to be found, the injured parties should have a right to come on any of the indorsers.

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

Though I never scruple a lie to serve my Master, it hurts one's conscience to be found out!

Illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory.