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.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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Tale-bearers are as bad as the tale-makers. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Tale-bearers are as bad as the tale-makers.

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Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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Never say more than is necessary. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Never say more than is necessary.

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The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.

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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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Women govern us; let us render them perfect: the more they are enlightened, so much the more shall we be. On the cultivation of the mind of women depends the wisdom of men. It is by women that nature writes on the hearts of men.

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Happiness is an exotic of celestial birth. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Happiness is an exotic of celestial birth.

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There's only one truth about war: people die. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

There's only one truth about war: people die.

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Be just before you are generous. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Be just before you are generous.

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Justice-august and pure, the abstract idea of all that would be perfect in the spirits and the inspirations of men!-where the mind rises; where the heart expands; where the countenance is ever placid and benign; where her favorite attitude is to stoop to the unfortunate; to hear their cry and to help them; to rescue and relieve; to succor and save; majestic, from its mercy; venerable, from its Lutility; uplifted, without pride; firm without obduracy; beneficent in each preference; lovely, though in her frown!

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For in religion as in friendship, they who profess most are ever... by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

For in religion as in friendship, they who profess most are ever the least sincere.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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A wise woman will always let her husband have her way. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

A wise woman will always let her husband have her way.

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Through all the drama - whether damned or not - Love gilds the sc... by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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

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There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as e... by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

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The heart that is conscious of its own integrity is ever slow to... by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The heart that is conscious of its own integrity is ever slow to credit another´s treachery.

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To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief.

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Self confidence is the ground stone of success by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Self confidence is the ground stone of success

Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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There never was a scandalous tale without some foundation. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

There never was a scandalous tale without some foundation.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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A bumper of good liquor Will end a contest quicker Than justi... by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

A bumper of good liquor Will end a contest quicker Than justice, judge or vicar.

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Fame, the sovereign deity of proud ambition. by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Fame, the sovereign deity of proud ambition.

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