Conscience is but a word that cowards use, / Devised at first to keep the strong in awe.

Quote by Shakespeare

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So wise so young, they say, do never live long.

So wise so young, they say, do never live long.

Every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment

Every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels...

If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels...

Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.

Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.

Is there no respect of place, persons, nor time in you?

Is there no respect of place, persons, nor time in you?

Is there no way for men to be, but women Must be half-workers?

Is there no way for men to be, but women Must be half-workers?

How like a winter hath my absence been. From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting...

How like a winter hath my absence been. From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting...

Reflection is the business of man; a sense of his state is his first duty:...

Reflection is the business of man; a sense of his state is his first duty:...

When most I wink, then do my eyes best see

When most I wink, then do my eyes best see

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...

Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything.

Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything.

We are time's subjects, and time bids be gone.

We are time's subjects, and time bids be gone.

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

Love is too young to know what conscience is.

Love is too young to know what conscience is.

The love of heaven makes one heavenly.

The love of heaven makes one heavenly.

What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take...

What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, and take...

Nothing can come of nothing.

Nothing can come of nothing.

Understanding is the beginning of approving

Understanding is the beginning of approving

An answer is always a form of death.

An answer is always a form of death.