Richard Brinsley Sheridan : (2) " That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously. " - Richard Brinsley Sheridan " For if there is anything to one’s praise, it is foolish vanity to be gratified at it, and if it is abuse – why one is always sure to hear of it from one damned good-natured friend or another! " - Richard Brinsley Sheridan