Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.

Quote by Shakespeare

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Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.

Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.

For mine own part, it was Greek to me

For mine own part, it was Greek to me

Thou art sure of me:--go, make money.

Thou art sure of me:--go, make money.

This above all - to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as...

This above all - to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as...

The robb'd that smiles, steals something from the thief

The robb'd that smiles, steals something from the thief

'Tis better to bear the ills we have than fly to others that we know...

'Tis better to bear the ills we have than fly to others that we know...

Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved...

Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved...

Go, write it in a martial hand; be curst and brief; it is no matter...

Go, write it in a martial hand; be curst and brief; it is no matter...

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

When you do dance, I wish you a wave o' the sea, that you might...

When you do dance, I wish you a wave o' the sea, that you might...

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be. For loan oft loses both itself and friend,...

Neither a borrower nor a lender be. For loan oft loses both itself and friend,...

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

My comfort is, that old age, that ill layer-up of beauty, can do no more...

My comfort is, that old age, that ill layer-up of beauty, can do no more...

Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits...

Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits...

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. Being purged, a fire sparkling...

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. Being purged, a fire sparkling...

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have...

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have...

In a false quarrel there is no true valor.

In a false quarrel there is no true valor.

I will praise any man that will praise me.

I will praise any man that will praise me.