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But those that understood him smiled at one another and shook
their heads; but for mine own part, if read more

But those that understood him smiled at one another and shook
their heads; but for mine own part, if was Greek to me.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Linguists Quotes,
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His eye begets occasion for his wit;
For every object that the one doth catch
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His eye begets occasion for his wit;
For every object that the one doth catch
The other turns to a mirth-moving jest,
Which his fair tongue, conceit's expositor,
Delivers in such apt and gracious words,
That aged ears play truant at his tales,
And younger hearings are quite ravished,
So sweet and voluble is his discourse.

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Last night the very gods showed me a vision--
I fast and prayed for their intelligence--thus:
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Last night the very gods showed me a vision--
I fast and prayed for their intelligence--thus:
I saw Jove's bird, the Roman eagle, winged
From the spongy south to this part of the west,
There vanished in the sunbeams; which portends,
Unless my sins abuse my divination,
Success to th' Roman host.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Eagles Quotes,
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Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.

Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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A degree is not an education, and the confusion on this point is perhaps the gravest weakness in American thinking read more

A degree is not an education, and the confusion on this point is perhaps the gravest weakness in American thinking about education

by William Shakespeare Found in: Confusion Quotes,
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