Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied read more

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.

The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.

As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more

As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

The comforters head never akes.

The comforters head never akes.

To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with read more

To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]

Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.

Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.