William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Talkers are no good doers.
Talkers are no good doers.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
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!
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.
