Samuel Foote Quotes

Death and the dice level all distinctions

Samuel Foote

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Samuel Foote

Samuel Foote (January 1720 – 21 October 1777) was a British dramatist, actor and theatre manager. He was known for his comedic acting and writing, and for turning the loss of a leg in a riding accident in 1766 to comedic opportunity.

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Samuel Foote

Born in a cellar... And living in a garret.

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Samuel Foote

They all fell to playing the game of catch as catch can, till the gun powder ran out at the heels of their boots.

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Death and the dice level all distinctions

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When house and land are gone and spent,/ Then learning is most excellent.

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The great Panjandrum himself.

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He is not only dull in himself, but the cause of dullness in others.

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So she went into the garden to cut a cabbage-leaf, to make an apple-pie; and at the same time a great she-bear, coming up the street, pops its head into the shop. 'What! No soap?' So he died, and she very imprudently married the barber.

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