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To be or not to be that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings read more

To be or not to be that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing, end them.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Literary Quotes,
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Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?

Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?

by William Shakespeare Found in: Desire Quotes,
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And do as adversaries do in law,— Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. -The Taming of the Shrew. read more

And do as adversaries do in law,— Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. -The Taming of the Shrew. Act i. Sc. 2.

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What then? What rests?
Try what repentance can. What can it not?
Yet what can it when read more

What then? What rests?
Try what repentance can. What can it not?
Yet what can it when one cannot repent?
O wretched state? O bosom black as death!
O limed soul, that struggling to be free
Art more engaged!

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Praise her but for this her without-door form--
Which on my faith deserves high speech--and straight
The read more

Praise her but for this her without-door form--
Which on my faith deserves high speech--and straight
The shrug, the hum or ha, these pretty brands
That calumny doth use--O, I am out,
That mercy does, for calumny will sear
Virtue itself--these shrugs, these hums and ha's,
When you have said she's goodly, come between
Ere you can say she's honest.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Calumny Quotes,
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We are oft to blame in this,
'Tis too much proved, that with devotion's visage
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We are oft to blame in this,
'Tis too much proved, that with devotion's visage
And pious action we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Hypocrisy Quotes,
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Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!

Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Talk Quotes,
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Beware the ides of March.

Beware the ides of March.

by William Shakespeare Found in: March Quotes,
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What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?

What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?

by William Shakespeare Found in: Eating Quotes,
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I will be correspondent to command, And do my spiriting gently. -The Tempest. Act i. Sc. 2.

I will be correspondent to command, And do my spiriting gently. -The Tempest. Act i. Sc. 2.

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