William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
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.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.
Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.
