William Shakespeare

There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.

There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself.

To dance attendance on their lordships' pleasures. -King Henry VIII. Act v. Sc. 2.

To dance attendance on their lordships' pleasures. -King Henry VIII. Act v. Sc. 2.

Swift as a shadow, short as any dream; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That in a spleen read more

Swift as a shadow, short as any dream; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That in a spleen unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, Behold! The jaws of darkness do devour it up: So quick bright things come to confusion. -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act i. Sc. 1.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.