Thomas Shadwell quotes
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“Every man loves what he is good at.”
-- Thomas ShadwellSource : 'A True Widow' (1679) act 5, sc. 1
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“The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.”
-- Thomas ShadwellSource : 'A True Widow' (1679) act 3, sc. 1
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“Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart.”
-- Thomas ShadwellSource : 'Psyche' (1675) act 3
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“No man is happy but by comparison.”
-- Thomas ShadwellSource : Thomas Shadwell (1966). “The Virtuoso”, p.53, U of Nebraska Press
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“I am, out of the ladies' company, like a fish out of the water.”
-- Thomas ShadwellSource : Thomas Shadwell (1927). “The complete works of Thomas Shadwell”
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“Hope is a very thin diet.”
-- Thomas ShadwellSource : Thomas Shadwell, Sir John Shadwell (1720). “The squire of Alsatia. Bury fair. The amorous bigot. The scowrers. The volunteers”, p.176
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“O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.”
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Source : Adah Isaacs Menken (2002). “Infelicia and Other Writings”, p.80, Broadview Press
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“Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work.”
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Source : A. B. Simpson (1987). “Missionary Messages: For a Church that Needs to Hear”, p.23, Moody Publishers
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