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Quotes by Dramatist

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."

Zora Neale Hurston, American Dramatist

Question, Questions, Years

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"Hope is a very thin diet."

"Hope is a very thin diet."

Thomas Shadwell, English Dramatist

14

"The sweetest honey is loathsome in its own deliciousness. And in the taste destroys the appetite. Therefore, love moderately."

"The sweetest honey is loathsome in its own deliciousness. And in the taste destroys the appetite. Therefore, love moderately."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Moderation, Love, Truth, Wisdom, Happiness

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"Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly."

"Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly."

Edward Albee, American Dramatist

14

"The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns."

"The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

14

"Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties."

"Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties."

Jules Renard, French Dramatist

14

"Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not."

"Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

14

"Poets, like whores, are only hated by each other."

"Poets, like whores, are only hated by each other."

William Wycherley, English Dramatist

14

"O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention."

"O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Fire, Heaven, Invention

14

"Jigging veins of rhyming mother wits."

"Jigging veins of rhyming mother wits."

Christopher Marlowe, English Dramatist

14

"Revolution is like Saturn, it devours its own children."

"Revolution is like Saturn, it devours its own children."

Georg Buchner, German Dramatist

Children, Revolution

14

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Life, Nothing, Poor, Shadow

14

"There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened."

"There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened."

Jules Renard, French Dramatist

Moment, Moments

14

"What is honour? a word. What is in that word honour? what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died o' Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no."

"What is honour? a word. What is in that word honour? what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died o' Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Honor, Truth, Power, Wisdom, Today

14

"No man is rich enough to buy back his past."

"No man is rich enough to buy back his past."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

14

"If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself."

"If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself."

Alexandre Dumas, French Dramatist

14

"To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred."

"To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred."

Pierre Corneille, French Dramatist

Court, Disaster, Hatred, Revenge

14

"I am as poor as Job my lord but not so patient."

"I am as poor as Job my lord but not so patient."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Life, Regret, Truth, Power

14

"The secret of success is sincerity."

"The secret of success is sincerity."

Jean Giraudoux, French Dramatist

Success, Sincerity

14

"To win without risk is to triumph without glory."

"To win without risk is to triumph without glory."

Pierre Corneille, French Dramatist

14

"The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it."

"The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it."

John Ciardi, English Dramatist

Classroom, World

14

"Our acts our angels are, for good or ill, our fatal shadows that walk by us still."

"Our acts our angels are, for good or ill, our fatal shadows that walk by us still."

John Fletcher, English Dramatist

Angels, Shadows

14

"People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about."

"People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about."

Anton Chekhov, Russian Dramatist

People, Existence, Lonely, Talk

14

"I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better."

"I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better."

William Wycherley, English Dramatist

14

"The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity."

"The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

14

"It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly."

"It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

14

"Age is like love, it cannot be hid."

"Age is like love, it cannot be hid."

Thomas Dekker, English Dramatist

14

"Politicians talk themselves red, white, and blue in the face."

"Politicians talk themselves red, white, and blue in the face."

Clare Boothe Luce, American Dramatist

Politicians, Talk

14

"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation."

"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Temptation, Yield

14

"Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve."

"Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

14

"A true friend stabs you in the front."

"A true friend stabs you in the front."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Friendship, Friend

14

"All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently, the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship."

"All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently, the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Freedom, Censorship, Progress, Change

14

"The most efficient water power in the world - women's tears."

"The most efficient water power in the world - women's tears."

Wilson Mizner, American Dramatist

Power, Women, Tears, Water

14

"A first impulse was never a crime."

"A first impulse was never a crime."

Pierre Corneille, French Dramatist

14

"Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays."

"Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays."

Friedrich Schiller, German Dramatist

Man, Meaning, Word

14

"If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life, you'll find you've done it."

"If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life, you'll find you've done it."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Life, Decision, Time, Action

14

"The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouths they have been in."

"The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouths they have been in."

Dennis Potter, British Dramatist

14

"Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault dear Brutus is not in our stars But in ourselves that we are underlings."

"Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault dear Brutus is not in our stars But in ourselves that we are underlings."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Fate, Truth, Power, Life

13

"Loud roared the dreadful thunder, The rain a deluge showers."

"Loud roared the dreadful thunder, The rain a deluge showers."

Andrew Cherry, Irish Dramatist

13

"Youth is wasted on the young."

"Youth is wasted on the young."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

13

"Age is a very high price to pay for maturity."

"Age is a very high price to pay for maturity."

Tom Stoppard, English Dramatist

13

"I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The shore has a point. The sea has none."

"I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The shore has a point. The sea has none."

Alan Bennett, English Dramatist

13

"I could be a bit of a pain in the arse. Since I've come out of my cancer, I must say I intend to be even more of a pain in the arse."

"I could be a bit of a pain in the arse. Since I've come out of my cancer, I must say I intend to be even more of a pain in the arse."

Harold Pinter, English Dramatist

13

"No good deed goes unpunished."

"No good deed goes unpunished."

Clare Boothe Luce, American Dramatist

13

"Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace."

"Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace."

Eugene O'Neill, American Dramatist

13

"The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world."

"The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world."

Friedrich Schiller, German Dramatist

13

"Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course."

"Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

13

"No one has ever written, painted, sculpted, modeled, built, or invented except literally to get out of hell."

"No one has ever written, painted, sculpted, modeled, built, or invented except literally to get out of hell."

Antonin Artaud, French Dramatist

13

"The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar you're in."

"The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar you're in."

Wilson Mizner, American Dramatist

13

"The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier."

"The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

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