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William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Greatest English dramatist & poet [more author details]
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Glory is like a circle in the water,
Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself,
Till by broad spreading it disperses to naught.
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William Shakespeare
God bless thee; and put meekness in thy mind, love, charity, obedience, and true duty!
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William Shakespeare
He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
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William Shakespeare
His life was gentle; and the elements
So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up,
And say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!
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William Shakespeare
How poor are they who have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees.
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William Shakespeare
How use doth breed a habit in a man.
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William Shakespeare
I am not bound to please thee with my answers.
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William Shakespeare
I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true 'The empty vessel makes the greatest sound'.
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William Shakespeare
I dote on his very absence.
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William Shakespeare
I feel within me a peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience.
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William Shakespeare
I hate ingratitude more in a man
than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
or any taint of vice whose strong corruption
inhabits our frail blood.
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William Shakespeare
I must be cruel only to be kind;
Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind.
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William Shakespeare
I pray thee cease thy counsel,
Which falls into mine ears as profitless
as water in a sieve.
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William Shakespeare
I pray you bear me henceforth from the noise and rumour of the field, where I may think the remnant of my thoughts in peace, and part of this body and my soul with contemplation and devout desires.
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William Shakespeare
I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.
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William Shakespeare
I wish you well and so I take my leave,
I Pray you know me when we meet again.
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William Shakespeare
If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul.
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William Shakespeare
Ill deeds are doubled with an evil word.
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In a false quarrel there is no true valour.
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In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility.
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William Shakespeare
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