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Hannah Cowley: O lord! your...

Hannah Cowley: O lord! your...

O lord! your wise men are the greatest fools upon earth; they reason about their enjoyments, and analyse their...

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Hannah Cowley: Every body about...

Hannah Cowley: Every body about...

Every body about me seem'd happy but every body seem'd in a hurry to be happy somewhere...

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Thomas Otway: Clocks will go...

Thomas Otway: Clocks will go...

Clocks will go as they are set, but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain.

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Thomas Shadwell: And wit's the...

Thomas Shadwell: And wit's the...

And wit's the noblest frailty of the mind.

Source: A True Widow, II. i
-- Thomas...

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Christopher Isherwood: I'll bet Shakespeare...

Christopher Isherwood: I'll bet Shakespeare...

I'll bet Shakespeare compromised himself a lot; anybody who's in the entertainment industry does to some...

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May Sarton: Don't forget that...

May Sarton: Don't forget that...

Don't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius. Think of the capacity to learn! The freshness,...

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Nikki Giovanni: Mistakes are a...

Nikki Giovanni: Mistakes are a...

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts.

Source: Of...

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Robert Louis Stevenson: To travel hopefully...

Robert Louis Stevenson: To travel hopefully...

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.

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Titus Maccius Plautus: I much prefer...

Titus Maccius Plautus: I much prefer...

I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.

Source: In...

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Titus Maccius Plautus: Good merchandise, even...

Titus Maccius Plautus: Good merchandise, even...

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Euripides: Cleverness is not...

Euripides: Cleverness is not...

Cleverness is not wisdom.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection,...

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Edward Albee: If Attila the...

Edward Albee: If Attila the...

If Attila the Hun were alive today, he'd be a drama critic.

Source: In Webster's...

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Marsha Norman: People do think...

Marsha Norman: People do think...

People do think that if they avoid the truth, it might change to something better before they have to hear...

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Pierre de Beaumarchais: I hasten to...

Pierre de Beaumarchais: I hasten to...

I hasten to laugh at everything for fear of being obliged to weep at it.

Source:...

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Eugene Ionesco: Mediocrity is more...

Eugene Ionesco: Mediocrity is more...

Mediocrity is more dangerous in a critic than in a writer.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Alexandre Dumas, fils: Love without esteem...

Alexandre Dumas, fils: Love without esteem...

Love without esteem cannot go far or reach high. It is an angel with only one wing.

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Jean Racine: She wavers, she...

Jean Racine: She wavers, she...

She wavers, she hesitates; in one word, she is a woman. (Elle flotte, elle h?site; en un mot, elle est...

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Philip Massinger: Patience, the beggar's...

Philip Massinger: Patience, the beggar's...

Patience, the beggar's virtue,
Shall find no harbour here.


Source: Sir Giles...

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Edward Albee: You gotta have...

Edward Albee: You gotta have...

You gotta have swine to show you where the truffles are.

Source: Who's Afraid of...

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Moli?re: The less we...

Moli?re: The less we...

The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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