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O Hamlet, what a falling-off was there,
From me, whose love was of that dignity
That it read more

O Hamlet, what a falling-off was there,
From me, whose love was of that dignity
That it went hand in hand even with the vow
I made to her in marriage, and to decline
Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor
To those of mine!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Destiny Quotes,
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Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?

Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?

by William Shakespeare Found in: Desire Quotes,
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Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.

Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news Hath but a losing office, and his tongue Sounds ever after as a read more

Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news Hath but a losing office, and his tongue Sounds ever after as a sullen bell, Remember'd tolling a departing friend. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act i. Sc. 1.

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