William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
