Samuel Foote quotes
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“He who is good at excuses is generally good for nothing else.”
-- Samuel FooteSource : William Cooke, Samuel Foote (1806). “Memoirs of Samuel Foote, Esq: With a Collection of His Genuine Bon-mots, Anecdotes, Opinions, &c., Mostly Original, and Three of His Dramatic Pieces Not Published in His Works : in Two Volumes”, p.179
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“For as the old saying is, When house and land are gone and spent Then learning is most excellent.”
-- Samuel FooteSource : Samuel Foote (1797). “The Dramatic Works: Of Samuel Foote, Esq. To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author. In Two Volumes. ...”, p.14
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“Death and the dice level all distinctions.”
-- Samuel FooteSource : Samuel Foote (1760). “The Minor: A Comedy. Written by Mr. Foote. As it is Now Acting at the New Theatre in the Hay-Market. ...”, p.39
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“Woman, I tell you, is a microcosm; and rightly to rule her, requires as great talents as to govern a state.”
-- Samuel FooteSource : Samuel Foote (1799). “The works of Samuel Foote, esq. ...”, p.243
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“Born in a cellar, and living in a garret.”
-- Samuel FooteSource : 'The Author' (1757) act 2
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“So she went into the garden to cut a cabbage leaf to make an apple pie; and at the same time a great she-bear, coming up the street pops its head into the shop. What! no soap? So he died, and she very imprudently married the barber; and there were present the Picninnies, and the Grand Panjandrum himself, with the little round button at top, and they all fell to playing the game of catch as catch can, till the gunpowder ran out at the heels of their boots.”
-- Samuel FooteSource : Quoted in Maria Edgeworth, Harry and Lucy (1825).
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“One who preserves all the exterior decencies of ignorance.”
-- Samuel Foote
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“Win without boasting. Lose without excuse.”
Source : Albert Payson Terhune (1930). “To the Best of My Memory”, New York : Harper
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“The IRA have nowhere to go. I've stripped away all their excuses, one by one.”
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“An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.”
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“Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike.”
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