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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, born on October 30, 1751, and died on July 7, 1816, was an influential British playwright. Known for his witty comedies, Sheridan's works have had a profound impact on the development of English drama.

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Famous Richard Brinsley Sheridan Quotes

“It is by women that nature writes on the hearts of men.”

Men Writing Heart Influence

Author:Richard Brinsley Sheridan

“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.”

Men Writing Mind Heart Women Perfect Depends Enlightened Men Women Cultivation

Author:Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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

Heart Integrity Conscious Credit Treachery

Book:The School for Scandal and Other Plays

Source: The School for Scandal and Other Plays

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

Humans Heart Passion Envy Clever Rooted Human Heart

Book:The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Collected by Thomas Moore ... A New Edition ... With a Biographical Sketch

Source: The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Collected by Thomas Moore ... A New Edition ... With a Biographical Sketch

“Had I a heart for falsehood framed, I ne'er could injure you.”

Heart Falsehood Framed

Book:The works: With a biographical sketch

Source: The works: With a biographical sketch

“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!”