I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad.
~
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude.
~
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
The big round tears
Coursed one another down his innocent nose
In piteous chase.
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As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love.
~
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en;
In brief, sir, study what you most affect.
~
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
Do as adversaries do in law,
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
~
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
There's small choice in rotten apples.
~
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
My tongue will tell the anger of my heart,
Or else my heart, concealing it, will break.
~
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
Love is a smoke rais'd with the fume of sighs;
Being purg'd, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes;
Being vex'd, a sea nourish'd with lovers' tears:
What is it else? a madness most discreet,
A choking gall, and a preserving sweet.
~
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
"How art thou out of breath, when thou hast breath
To say to me that thou art out of breath?"
~
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
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