Top 6 Quotes by Thomas Shadwell

Every man loves what he is good at.

Inspirational, Work, Men

'A True Widow' (1679) act 5, sc. 1

The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.

Fools Day, Haste, World

'A True Widow' (1679) act 3, sc. 1

Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart.

Art, May, Language

'Psyche' (1675) act 3

No man is happy but by comparison.

Happiness, Men, Comparison

Thomas Shadwell (1966). “The Virtuoso”, p.53, U of Nebraska Press

Hope is a very thin diet.

Hope, Diets

Thomas Shadwell, Sir John Shadwell (1720). “The squire of Alsatia. Bury fair. The amorous bigot. The scowrers. The volunteers”, p.176

I am, out of the ladies' company, like a fish out of the water.

Fishing, Water, Fishes

Thomas Shadwell (1927). “The complete works of Thomas Shadwell”

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