The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The Critic

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Topic

Thinking for oneself

Speaker

Mr. Puff

Author

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Source

The Critic

Medium

Play

Genre

Satire (play) Satire

Language

English

Time

1779 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Critic. 1779, Drury Lane Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 2.

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I cannot write in verse, for I am no poet. I cannot arrange the parts of speech with such art as to produce effects of light and shade, for I am no painter. Even by signs and gestures I cannot express my thoughts and feelings, for I am no dancer. But I can do so by means of sounds, for I am a musician.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Topic
Artistic expression Music

Author

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1777 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Letter to Leopold Mozart. 8 Nov. 1777.

Current Citation

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. The Letters of Mozart and His Family, edited by Emily Anderson. Springer, 2016.