Quotes 381 till 400 of 590.
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That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
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That what we have, we prize not to the worth
whiles we enjoy it; but being lack'd and lost,
why, than we rack the value.Much ado about nothing (1598) -
That which in mean men we entitle patience is pale cold cowardice in noble breasts.
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That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. and the best of me is diligence.
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That's a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.
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That, if then I had waked after a long sleep, will make me sleep again; and then, in dreaming, the clouds me thought would open and show riches ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked I cried to dream again.
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The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.
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The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: try to be Shakespeare, leave the rest to fate!
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The artist is of no importance. Only what he creates is important, since there is nothing new to be said. Shakespeare, Balzac, Homer have all written about the same things, and if they had lived one thousand or two thousand years longer, the publishers wouldn't have needed anyone since.
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The attempt and not the deed confounds us.
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The better part of valour is discretion.
Henry IV 1, V, 4 -
The characteristic of Chaucer is intensity: of Spencer, remoteness: of Milton elevation and of Shakespeare everything.
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The course of true love never did run smooth.
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The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
The merchant of Venice (1597) -
The devil can site scripture for his own purpose! An evil soul producing holy witness is like a villain with a smiling cheek.
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The devil has the power to assume a pleasing shape.
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The dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits.
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The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.
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