Richard Brinsley Sheridan Quotes

And what will you give me in return, Severus?' 'In - in return?' Snape gaped at Dumbledore, and Harry expected him to protest, but after a long moment he said, 'Anything.

I always think if you are asking somebody for something it is a good idea to give them something first.

If they play dirty, then you play dirty.

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

I have a saying - 'You treat me good, I'll treat you better. You treat me bad, I'll treat you worse. And when in doubt, knock 'em out.'

If you want it, you've got to give it.

Everybody trades off in some sense or another.

The universal basis of co-operation is the proportioning of benefits received to services rendered.

… the principle of give and take--give one and take ten--the principle of diplomacy.

It is never exactly clear what makes something a quid or a quo.

I never wanted something from somebody without being able to kind of reciprocate, I guess.

If you take, we will take back. Steal from us, and we will rob you blind. When you squeeze, we will hit. This is the way the world is made now.

If I slip up and receive a good gift, I will not have given a good gift. This is probably a natural law that affects us all and needs a name. The Gift Reciprocal Law.

For hostile word let hostile word be paid.

It was a mutual thing. I made a deal with them: I asked them if they did not bring out the place card of Malachi, I would let them have two minutes with each one of my patients.

Nobody gets anything for nothing.

Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.

My own little rule was two for one. If one of my teammates got knocked down, then I knocked down two on the other team.

For every whack I've given, I've gotten four or five.

It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life without putting something back in exchange.

I'm not done yet making people miserable. If they're going to make me miserable, then I'm going to make them miserable.

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

The Golden Nuclear Rule: Do unto others if they would do unto you.

To deal with us, you must understand us, We believe in an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth. We do not understand Christian charity.

This is not our choice but this is the law of the politics. You always reciprocate. Positively, negatively, but this is something which you cannot change. It was not invented by us. It is the law of international relations.