Excuse Quotes by 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

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

— 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

“He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others.”

— Samuel Foote

Death and the dice level all distinctions.

— 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,…

— Samuel Foote

For as the old saying is, When house and land are gone and spent Then learning is most excellent.

— 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…

— Samuel Foote

Born in a cellar, and living in a garret.

— Samuel Foote