William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is slicked o'er with the pale cast of thought"
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William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"The native hue of resolution is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought; and enterprises of great pitch and moment, With this regard, their currents turn awry, and lose the name of action."
John Burroughs
Naturalist, Writer
"O bluebird, welcome back again, Thy azure coat and ruddy vest, Are hues that April loveth best."
William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"To gild refined gold, to paint the lily... is wasteful and ridiculous excess"
Francis Bacon
Philosopher, Statesman
"All of our actions take their hue from the complexion of the heart, as landscapes their variety from light."
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"There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen."
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"Passion colors all that it touches in its own hues."
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"A man's renown is like the hue of grass, Which comes and goes."
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"Never wedding, ever wooing, Still a lovelorn heart pursuing, Read you not the wrong you're doing In my cheek's pale hue? All my life with sorrow strewing; Wed or cease to woo."
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"Every hue throughout your work is altered by every touch you add in other places."
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