William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
