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William Shakespeare
We know what...
We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
Source: Hamlet, IV. v....
To be, or...
To be, or not to be - that is the question;
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of...
A hit, a...
A hit, a very palpable hit.
Source: Hamlet, V. ii. (295).
-- William...
Neither a borrower...
Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of...
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...
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...
My words fly...
My words fly up, my thoughts remain below:
Words without thoughts never to heaven go.
Suit the action...
Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.
Source: Hamlet, III:2
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By indirections find...
By indirections find directions out.
Source: Hamlet, II. i. (66).
-- William...
Give every man...
Give every man your ear, but few thy voice. Take each man's censure, but reserve thy...
Life is as...
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
Zounds! I was...
Zounds! I was never so bethumped with words
Since I first called my brother's father...
How oft the...
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes deeds ill done!
Source: King...
When workmen strive...
When workmen strive to do better than well,
They do confound their skill in...
Bell, book and...
Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.
When Fortune means...
When Fortune means to men most good,
She looks upon them with a threatening eye.
Unthread the bold...
Unthread the bold eye of rebellion,
And welcome home again discarded faith.
That smooth-fac'd gentleman,...
That smooth-fac'd gentleman, tickling Commodity,
Commodity, the bias of the world.
To gild refin?d...
To gild refin?d gold, to paint the lily,
To throw a perfume on the violet,
To smooth the ice, or add another...
For new-made honour...
For new-made honour doth forget men's names.
Source: King John, I. i. (87).
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