"A hand as fruitful as the land that feeds us; His dew falls everywhere."
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William Shakespeare quotes (page 149 of 202)
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"Bad is the trade that must play fool to sorrow, Ang'ring itself and others."
"For the success, Although particular, shall give a scantling Of good or bad unto the general; And in such indexes, although small pricks To their subsequent volumes, there is seen The baby figure of the giant mass Of things to come at large."
"If I had my mouth, I would bite; if I had my liberty, I would do my liking. In the meantime, let me be that I am, and seek not toalter me."
"The blood weeps from my heart when I do shape, In forms imaginary, th' unguided days And rotten times that you shall look upon When I am sleeping with my ancestors."
"I am disgraced, impeached, and baffled here, Pierced to the soul with slander's venomed spear."
"Say, what abridgement have you for this evening? What masque, what music? How shall we beguile The lazy time if not with some delight?"
"Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle; I am no traitor's uncle, and that word "grace" In an ungracious mouth is but profane."
"Then happy I that love and am beloved, where I may not remove nor be removed."
"Then hate me when thou wilt, if ever, now."
"So now I have confessed that he is thine, And I my self am mortgaged to thy will, My self I'll forfeit, so that other mine, Thou wilt restore to be my comfort still."
"O call not me to justify the wrong, That thy unkindness lays upon my heart, Wound me not with thine eye but with thy tongue, Use power with power, and slay me not by art."
"Thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art, As those whose beauties proudly make them cruel; For well thou know'st to my dear doting heart Thou art the fairest and most precious jewel."
"Many that are not mad have, sure, more lack of reason."
"Patience is sottish, and impatience does become a dog that's mad."
"Ambition, the soldier's virtue, rather makes choice of loss, than gain which darkens him."
"A man I am cross'd with adversity."
"Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor."
"Enjoy'd no sooner but despised straight, Past reason hunted, and no sooner had Past reason hated"
"Praise us as we are tasted, allow us as we prove."