There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

Lady Sneerwell speaking

The School for Scandal (1777)

Richard Brinsley Sheridan Quotes

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.