William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
