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Our ancestors are very good kind of folks; but they are the last people I should choose to have a visiting acquaintance with.

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan The Rivals (1775)

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More quotes by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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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