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William Shakespeare Quotes

«Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all.Close up his eyes and draw the curtain close;And let us all to meditation.»
«Much Ado About Nothing,»
«The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him they try»
«Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber . . .»
«Therefore, to be possessed with double pomp,To guard a title that was rich before,To gild refined gold, to paint the lily,To throw a perfume on the violet,To smooth the ice, or add another hueUnto the rainbow, or with taper lightTo seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish,Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.»
«Thou art all ice. Thy kindness freezes.»
«To show an unfelt sorrow is an office which the false man does easy»
«It is a wise father that knows his own child.»
«He that is proud eats up himself; pride in his glass, his trumpet, his chronicle; and whatever praises itself but in the deed, devours the deed in the praise»
«O sleep, O gentle sleep, nature's soft nurse, how have I frightened thee, that thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down and steep my senses in forgetfulness?»