William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
Nothing can come of nothing.
Nothing can come of nothing.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows read more
O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows all the beauty of the sun,
And by and by a cloud takes all away!
Springes to catch woodcocks.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
