Sarah Siddons Quotes

Sorry am I to say, I have often observed that I have performed worst when I most ardently wished to do better than ever.

. . . I believe one half of the world is born for the convenience of the other half . . .

Alas, how wretched is the being who depends on the stability of public favour!

. . . I know, by sad experience, with what difficulty a mind, weakened by long and uninterrupted suffering, admits hope, much less assurance.

I pant for retirement and leisure, but am doomed to inexpressible and almost unsupportable hurry.