Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Irish playwright and poet and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as The Rivals, The School for Scandal and A Trip to Scarborough. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig Member of the British House of Commons for Stafford, Westminster and Ilchester. He was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts. imagination
To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief. smile
Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics. politics
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more quotes from John Millington Synge
3 more quotes from John Millington Synge
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 quotes from William Butler Yeats
28 quotes from William Butler Yeats
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27 quotes from Dave Barry
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill
74 quotes from Winston Churchill