William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
