Samuel Foote Quotes & Sayings

Death and the dice level all distinctions. — Samuel Foote

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

One who preserves all the exterior decencies of ignorance. — Samuel Foote

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. — Samuel Foote

Born in a cellar ... and living in a garret. — Samuel Foote

Woman, I tell you, is a microcosm; and rightly to rule her, requires as great talents as to govern a state. — Samuel Foote

He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others. — Samuel Foote

When house and land are gone and spent, then learning is most excellent. — Samuel Foote

He who is good at excuses is generally good for nothing else. — Samuel Foote