7+ Sarah Siddons Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Sarah Siddons quotes and sayings.

Alas, how wretched is the being who depends on the stability of public favour! — Sarah Siddons

The awful consciousness that one is the sole object of attention to that immense space, lined as it were with human intellect from top to bottom, and on all side round, may be perhaps be imagined but can not be described. — Sarah Siddons

I pant for retirement and leisure, but am doomed to inexpressible and almost unsupportable hurry. — Sarah Siddons

. . . I know, by sad experience, with what difficulty a mind, weakened by long and uninterrupted suffering, admits hope, much less assurance. — Sarah Siddons

. . . I believe one half of the world is born for the convenience of the other half . . . — Sarah Siddons

customary interruptions are not only gratifying and cheering, but they are also really necessary in order to gain breath and voice to carry one on through some violent exertions; though after all it must be confessed that silence is the most flattering applause an Actor can receive. — Sarah Siddons

Sorry am I to say, I have often observed that I have performed worst when I most ardently wished to do better than ever. — Sarah Siddons