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All lovers swear more performance than they are able

All lovers swear more performance than they are able

A ministering angel shall my sister be.

A ministering angel shall my sister be.

Nothing can come of nothing.

Nothing can come of nothing.

Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.

Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

To business that we love we rise betime And go to it with delight

To business that we love we rise betime And go to it with delight

But love is blind, and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit, For...

But love is blind, and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit, For...

Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked;...

Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked;...

Methink'st thou art a general offence and every man should beat thee.

Methink'st thou art a general offence and every man should beat thee.

His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; his love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; his...

His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; his love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; his...

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

Show me someone who doesn't dream about the future and I'll show you someone who...

Show me someone who doesn't dream about the future and I'll show you someone who...

Done to death by slanderous tongues.

Done to death by slanderous tongues.

There's not one wise man among twenty will praise himself.

There's not one wise man among twenty will praise himself.

Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the...

Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the...

O, had I but followed the arts!

O, had I but followed the arts!

What a deformed thief this fashion is

What a deformed thief this fashion is

Take a portion of wit, And fashion it fit, Like a needle, with point and...

Take a portion of wit, And fashion it fit, Like a needle, with point and...

The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow -...

The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow -...