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ARTHUR MURPHY Irish actor, playwright and miscellaneous writer (1727 - 1805) Cheerfulness, sir, is the principle ingredient in the composition of health.       - [Cheerfulness] Humility is eldest-born of Virtue, and claims the birthright at the throne of heaven.       - [Humility] Kind sleep affords   The only boon the wretched mind can feel;     A momentary respite from despair.       - [Sleep] Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on the face of the earth.       - The Apprentice [Wit] Thus far we run before the wind.       - The Apprentice (act I, sc. 1, l. 344)         [Navigation] Above the vulgar flight of common souls.       - Zenobia (act V, sc, 1, l. 154) [Soul] Last Revised: 2008 April 9 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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