181 Quotes by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

An oyster may be crossed in love.

Here 's to the maiden of bashful fifteen; Here 's to the widow of fifty; Here 's to the flaunting, extravagant queen, And here 's to the housewife that 's thrifty! Let the toast pass; Drink to the lass; I 'll warrant she 'll prove an excuse for the glass.

Sheer necessity,-the proper parent of an art so nearly allied to invention.

We will not anticipate the past; so mind, young people,-our retrospection will be all to the future.

Good reading makes for damn hard writing.

Where they do agree on the stage, their unanimity is wonderful.

Through all the drama - whether damned or not -Love gilds the scene, and women guide the plot.

The most threatened group in human societies as in animal societies is the unmated male: the unmated male is more likely to wind up in prison or in an asylum or dead than his mated counterpart. He is less likely to be promoted at work and he is considered a poor credit risk.

I own the soft impeachment.