William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
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My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
