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If the thought is slow to come, a glass of good wine encourages it and when it does come, a glass of good wine rewards it.
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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Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan
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I leave my character behind me.
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Pity those whom nature abuses, never those who abuse nature.
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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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Give them a corrupt House of Lords, give them a venal House of Commons, give they a tyrannical Prince, give them a truckling court, and let me have but an unfettered press. I will defy them to encroach a hair's breadth upon the liberties of England.
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That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.
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Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.
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Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over.
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There needs no small degree of address to gain the reputation of benevolence without incurring the expense.
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The throne we honour is the people's choice.
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