William Shakespeare Quotes (page 2)

1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor
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“How use doth breed a habit in man!”
Habit
“Such as we are made of, such we be.”
Destiny
“I am a kind of burr; I shall stick.”
Perseverance
“Strong reasons make strong actions.”
Reason
“Assume a virtue if you have it not.”
Virtue
“Your tale, sir, would cure deafness.”
Anecdotes
“There is no darkness, but ignorance.”
Ignorance
“My library was dukedom large enough.”
Libraries
“Who is so firm that can't be seduced?”
Resolution
“To fear the worst oft cures the worse.”
Caution
“There's small choice in rotten apples.”
Evil
“But thy eternal summer shall not fade.”
Immortality
“If music be the food of love; play on.”
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“A smile cures the wounding of a frown.”
Smile
“Thou art all ice. Thy kindness freezes.”
Antipathy
“He that is well paid is well satisfied.”
Contentment
“Conscience does make cowards of us all.”
Conscience
“He receives comfort like cold porridge.”
Gratitude
“'Tis the mind that makes the body rich.”
Mind
“I do desire we may be better strangers.”
Strangers
“Security is the chief enemy of mortals.”
Security
“What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?”
Bed
“He is not great who is not greatly good.”
Greatness
“Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.”
Life and Living
“People usually are the happiest at home.”
Home
“We were not born to sue, but to command.”
Negotiation