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!

Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I'll take kingdoms back from thine.

To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief.