William Shakespeare ( 10 of 1881 )
 Perseverance, dear my lord,
 Keeps honor bright; to have done, is to hang
  Quite out of fashion, read more 
 Perseverance, dear my lord,
 Keeps honor bright; to have done, is to hang
  Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
   In monumental mock'ry. 
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
The prince of darkness is a gentleman
The prince of darkness is a gentleman
For I can raise no money by vile means.
For I can raise no money by vile means.
 If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best 
teach it to dance.  
 If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best 
teach it to dance. 
 How use doth breed a habit in a man!
 This shadowy desert, unfrequented woods,
  I better brook read more 
 How use doth breed a habit in a man!
 This shadowy desert, unfrequented woods,
  I better brook than flourishing peopled towns. 
 The more thou dam'st it up, the more it burns.
 The current that with gentle murmur glides,
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 The more thou dam'st it up, the more it burns.
 The current that with gentle murmur glides,
  Thou know'st, being stopped, impatiently doth rage;
   But when his fair course is not hindered,
    He makes sweet music with th' enameled stones,
     Giving a gentle kiss to every sedge,
      He overtaketh in his pilgrimage.
       And so by many winding nooks he strays
        With willing sport to the wild ocean.
         Then let me go and hinder not my course.
          I'll be as patient as a gentle stream
           And make a pastime of each weary step,
            Till the last step have brought me to my love;
             And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil
              A blessed soul doth in Elysium. 
And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
 Treason and murder ever kept together,
 As two yoke-devils sworn to either's purpose,
  Working so grossly in read more 
 Treason and murder ever kept together,
 As two yoke-devils sworn to either's purpose,
  Working so grossly in a natural cause
   That admiration did not whoop at them;
    But thou, 'gainst all proportion, didst bring in
     Wonder to wait on treason and on murder;
      And whatsoever cunning fiend it was
       That wrought upon thee so preposterously
        Hath got the voice in hell for excellence. 
A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles. -The Winter's Tale. Act iv. Sc. 3.
A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles. -The Winter's Tale. Act iv. Sc. 3.