Famous quotes by Playwrights

"Words are the physicians of a mind diseased"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"It is a light thing for whoever keeps his foot outside trouble to advise and counsel him that suffers"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"He who goes unenvied shall not be admired"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature"

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Playwright

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

"Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked"

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Playwright

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

"He is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts"

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Playwright

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

"Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt"

Plautus, Playwright

Plautus

"Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics"

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Playwright

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

"Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend"

Plautus, Playwright

Plautus

"You must spend money to make money"

Plautus, Playwright

Plautus

"There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother"

Plautus, Playwright

Plautus

"Keep what you have; the known evil is best"

Plautus, Playwright

Plautus

"I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within"

Plautus, Playwright

Plautus

"Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life"

Plautus, Playwright

Plautus

"A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole"

Plautus, Playwright

Plautus

"A contented mind is the best source for trouble"

Plautus, Playwright

Plautus

"My first few plays took place in the South, and even The Lucky Spot was in the thirties, but in Louisiana"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"My fault now is making my plays too short"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"It's really interesting that whenever you do something that is so out of character, like having an emotional outburst, that you don't get in trouble"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"It's called Sisters of the Winter Madrigal. It was interesting for me to see it done after so many years; because I wrote it and I didn't realize what a rage I was in"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"In movement class, you had to lie on the floor and get your alignment in to pass the class"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"I'm very into the first production of the show"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"I was just restless with being in school; so I went out to Los Angeles"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably not meant to raise money"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"I love writing for the screen"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

"I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays"

Beth Henley, Playwright

Beth Henley

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