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William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Greatest English dramatist & poet [more author details]
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Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, sc. 2
By this marriage, all little jealousies, which now seem great , and all great fears, which now import their dangers would then be nothing.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, sc. 2
Be it art or hap, he hath spoken true.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, sc. 3
Music, moody food of us that trade in love.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, sc. 5
Though it be honest, it is never good to bring bad news: give to a gracious message an host of tongues; but let ill tidings tell themselves when they be felt.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, sc.5
The ostentation of our love, which, left unshown, is often left unloved.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act III, sc. 6
Ambition, the soldier's virtue, rather makes choice of loss, than gain which darkens him.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act III, sc.1
There is left us ourselves to end ourselves.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, sc. 14
Is it sin to rush into the secret house of death, ere death dare come to us?
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, sc. 15
Patience is sottish, and impatience does become a dog that's mad.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, sc. 15
Wishers were ever fools.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, sc. 15
O sovereign mistress of true melancholy.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, sc. 9
Make not your thoughts your prisons.
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William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act V, sc. 2
Those that she makes fair she scarce makes honest; and those that she makes honest she makes very ill-favouredly.
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William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act I, sc.2
Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold.
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William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act I, sc.3
Thou art not for the fashion of these times, where none will sweat but for promotion.
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William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II, sc. 3
Under the greenwood tree who loves to lie with me ... Here shall he see no enemy but winter and rough weather.
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William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II, sc. 5
And so from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, and then, from hour to hour,we rot and rot; and thereby hangs a tale.
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William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II, sc. 7
Blow, blow, thou winter wind! Thou art not so unkind as Man's ingratitude.
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William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II, sc. 7
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head;
And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
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William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II, sc.1
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