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Sheer necessity,-the proper parent of an art so nearly allied to invention.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Age: 64 †
Born: 1751
Born: October 30
Died: 1816
Died: July 7
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Dublin city
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan
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The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed.
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Mr. Speaker. I said the honorable member was a liar it is true and I am sorry for it. The honorable member may place the punctuation where he pleases.
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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.
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Never say more than is necessary.
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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.
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A fluent tongue is the only thing a mother don't like her daughter to resemble her in.
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There is no trusting appearances.
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An aspersion upon my parts of speech!
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There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature - the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.
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