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The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villanous—licentious—abominable—infernal—not that I ever read them—no—I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper.

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed!

The Critic (1779)

Believe not each accusing tongue,
As most weak persons do;
But still believe that story wrong,
Which ought not to be true!

'Tis safest in matrimony to begin with a little aversion.

The Rivals (1775)

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

The School for Scandal (1777)

Never say more than is necessary.

The Rivals (1775)

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