William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
