English poet and playwright
1564 ~ 1616
"Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice."
"The object of art is to give life a shape."
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows
himself to be a fool."
"The empty vessel makes the loudest sound."
"They do not love that do not show their love."
"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some
achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant
never taste of death but once."
"Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe
yourself."
"How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a
good deed in a naughty world."
"Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing
wherewith we fly to heaven."
"In time we hate that which we often fear."
"Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them,
they want everything."
"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night
the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
"What is past is prologue."
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other
name would smell as sweet."
"With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come."
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