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William Shakespeare: There is occasions...

William Shakespeare: There is occasions...

There is occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things.

Source: Henry V, V....

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William Shakespeare: Had I but...

William Shakespeare: Had I but...

Had I but served my God with half the zeal
I served my King, He would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine...

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William Shakespeare: This above all:...

William Shakespeare: This above all:...

This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to...

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William Shakespeare: Doubt thou the...

William Shakespeare: Doubt thou the...

Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I...

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William Shakespeare: Unthread the bold...

William Shakespeare: Unthread the bold...

Unthread the bold eye of rebellion,
And welcome home again discarded faith.


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William Shakespeare: As he was...

William Shakespeare: As he was...

As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.

Source:...

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William Shakespeare: Taffeta phrases, silken...

William Shakespeare: Taffeta phrases, silken...

Taffeta phrases, silken terms precise,
Three-piled hyperboles, spruce affectation,
Figures...

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William Shakespeare: I hold you...

William Shakespeare: I hold you...

I hold you as a thing enskyed and sainted.

Source: Measure for Measure, I. iv....

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William Shakespeare: Be sure of...

William Shakespeare: Be sure of...

Be sure of it; give me the ocular proof.

Source: Othello, III. iii. (361).
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William Shakespeare: How poor are...

William Shakespeare: How poor are...

How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?


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William Shakespeare: The summer's flower...

William Shakespeare: The summer's flower...

The summer's flower is to the summer sweet,
Though to itself it only live and die.


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William Shakespeare: Knowing I loved...

William Shakespeare: Knowing I loved...

Knowing I loved my books, he furnished me,
From mine own library with volumes that
I prize above my...

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William Shakespeare: You fools of...

William Shakespeare: You fools of...

You fools of fortune, trencher-friends, time's flies.

Source: Timon of Athens,...

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George Bernard Shaw: Self-sacrifice enables us...

George Bernard Shaw: Self-sacrifice enables us...

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

Source: Man &...

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George Bernard Shaw: A doctor's reputation...

George Bernard Shaw: A doctor's reputation...

A doctor's reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his care.

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George Bernard Shaw: A lifetime of...

George Bernard Shaw: A lifetime of...

A lifetime of happiness: no man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth.

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George Bernard Shaw: An Irishman's heart...

George Bernard Shaw: An Irishman's heart...

An Irishman's heart is nothing but his imagination.

Source: Larry Doyle, in John...

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George Bernard Shaw: He who bears...

George Bernard Shaw: He who bears...

He who bears the brand of Cain shall rule the earth.

Source: Back to...

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George Bernard Shaw: I hate, performers...

George Bernard Shaw: I hate, performers...

I hate, performers who debase great works of art; I long for their annihilation.

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George Bernard Shaw: If you can't...

George Bernard Shaw: If you can't...

If you can't get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.

Source:...

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