William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare: Woe to the...

William Shakespeare: Woe to the...

Woe to the land that's govern'd by a child!

Source: Richard III, II:3
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William Shakespeare: Conscience is but...

William Shakespeare: Conscience is but...

Conscience is but a word that cowards use,
Devis'd at first to keep the strong in awe.


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William Shakespeare: I have set...

William Shakespeare: I have set...

I have set my life upon a cast,
And I will stand the hazard of the die.


Source:...

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William Shakespeare: An honest tale...

William Shakespeare: An honest tale...

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

Source: Richard III, IV. iv....

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William Shakespeare: Our stern alarums...

William Shakespeare: Our stern alarums...

Our stern alarums changed to merry meetings;
Our dreadful marches to delightful...

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William Shakespeare: Since every Jack...

William Shakespeare: Since every Jack...

Since every Jack became a gentleman
There's many a gentle person made a Jack.


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William Shakespeare: I have not...

William Shakespeare: I have not...

I have not that alacrity of spirit,
Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have.


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William Shakespeare: True hope is...

William Shakespeare: True hope is...

True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings;
Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures...

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William Shakespeare: And thus I...

William Shakespeare: And thus I...

And thus I clothe my naked villany
With odd old ends stol'n forth of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I...

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William Shakespeare: I do not...

William Shakespeare: I do not...

I do not know that Englishman alive
With whom my soul is any jot at odds
More than the infant that is born...

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William Shakespeare: No profit grows...

William Shakespeare: No profit grows...

No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en;
In brief, sir, study what you most affect.


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William Shakespeare: Frame your mind...

William Shakespeare: Frame your mind...

Frame your mind to mirth and merriment
Which bars a thousand harms and lengthens life.


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William Shakespeare: There's small choice...

William Shakespeare: There's small choice...

There's small choice in rotten apples.

Source: The Taming of the Shrew, I. i....

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William Shakespeare: Fie, fie! unknit...

William Shakespeare: Fie, fie! unknit...

Fie, fie! unknit that threatening unkind brow,
And dart not scornful glances from those eyes,
To wound thy lord,...

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William Shakespeare: Do as adversaries...

William Shakespeare: Do as adversaries...

Do as adversaries in law, strive mightily, But eat and drink as friends.

Source:...

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William Shakespeare: This is the...

William Shakespeare: This is the...

This is the way to kill a wife with kindness.

Source: The Taming of the Shrew, IV....

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William Shakespeare: Our purses shall...

William Shakespeare: Our purses shall...

Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor;
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich . ....

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William Shakespeare: And as the...

William Shakespeare: And as the...

And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest...

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William Shakespeare: He took the...

William Shakespeare: He took the...

He took the bride about the neck
And kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack
That at the parting all the...

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William Shakespeare: He that is...

William Shakespeare: He that is...

He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.

Source: The Widow, in The Taming of...

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