What pity 'tis, one that can s...

What pity 'tis, one that can speak so well, Should in his actions be so ill!

I have play'd the fool, the gr...

I have play'd the fool, the gross fool, to believe
The bosom of a friend will hold a secret
Mine own could not contain.

He
That kills himself t...

He
That kills himself to avoid misery, fears it,
And, at the best, shows but a bastard valour.
This life's a fort committed to my trust,
Which I must not yield up, till it be forced:
Nor will I. He's not valiant that dares die,
But he that boldly bears calamity.

If you like not hanging, drown...

If you like not hanging, drown yourself;
Take some course for your reputation.

How sweetly sounds the voice o...

How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman!
It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,
It ravishes all senses.

You may boldly say, you did no...

You may boldly say, you did not plough
Or trust the barren and ungrateful sands
With the fruitful grain of your religious counsels.

We, that would be known
...

We, that would be known
The father of our people, in our study,
And vigilance for their safety, must not change
Their ploughshares into swords, and force them from
The secure shade of their own vines, to be
Scorched with the flames of war.

What a fine man
Hath yo...

What a fine man
Hath your tailor made you!

As if thou e'er wert angry

As if thou e'er wert angry
But with thy tailor! and yet that poor shred
Can bring more to the making up of a man,
Than can be hoped from thee; thou art his creature;
And did he not, each morning, new create thee,
Thou'dst stink and be forgotten.

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Get me some French tailor

Get me some French tailor
To new-create you.

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Yes, if they would thank their...

Yes, if they would thank their maker,
And seek no further, but they have new creators,
God tailor and god mercer.

Out, you impostors!
Qua...

Out, you impostors!
Quack salving, cheating mountebanks! your skill
Is to make sound men sick, and sick men kill.

Ill news, madam,
Are sw...

Ill news, madam,
Are swallow-winged, but what's good
Walks on crutches.

What can innocence hope for,

What can innocence hope for,
When such as sit her judges are corrupted!

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Nor custom, nor example, nor c...

Nor custom, nor example, nor cast numbers
Of such as do offend, make less the sin.

Be wise; soar not too high to ...

Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.

Ambition, in a private man is ...

Ambition, in a private man is a vice, is in a prince the virtue.

I had not to this time subsist...

I had not to this time subsisted, but that I was supported by your frequent courtesies and favours.

Great men,
Till they have...

Great men,
Till they have gained their ends, are giants in
Their promises, but, those obtained, weak pigmies
In their performance. And it is a maxim
Allowed among them, so they may deceive,
They may swear anything; for the queen of love,
As they hold constantly, does never punish,
But smile, at lovers' perjuries.

Malice scorned, puts out itsel...

Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation.