Richard Brinsley Sheridan Quotes about Character

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I leave my character behind me.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Character, Behinds

'The School for Scandal' (1777) act 2, sc. 2

I'm called away by particular business - but I leave my character behind me

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Character, Behinds, Particular

'The School for Scandal' (1777) act 2, sc. 2

Here is the whole set! a character dead at every word.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Character, Whole

'The School for Scandal' (1777) act 2, sc. 2.

There are a set of malicious, prating, prudent gossips, both male and female, who murder characters to kill time; and will rob a young fellow of his good name before he has years to know the value of it.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Character, Years, Names

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Thomas Moore (1833). “The works: With a biographical sketch”, p.128

A tale of scandal is as fatal to the credit of a prudent lady as a fever is generally to those of the strongest constitutions. But there is a sort of puny, sickly reputation, that is always ailing, yet will wither the robuster characters of a hundred prudes.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Character, Prudes, Credit

Richard Brinsley Sheridan Quotes about Character

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