“ The Right Honourable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“ To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“ Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time, as polished as your sword. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“ I open with a clock striking, to beget an awful attention in the audience - it also marks the time, which is four o clock in the morning, and saves a description of the rising sun, and a great deal ab… Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“ Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“ He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“ SNEER. But, what the deuce, is the confidante to be mad too?PUFF. To be sure she is. The confidante is always to do whatever her mistress does- weep when she weeps, smile when she smiles, go mad when… Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“ Egad, I think the interpreter is the hardest to be understood of the two! Richard Brinsley Sheridan
