As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
All the satires of the stage should be viewed without discomfort. They are public mirrors, where we are never to admit that we seeourselves; one admits to a fault when one is scandalized by its censure.
To create a public scandal is what's wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!