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

Quote by Shakespeare

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He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.

He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.

For a quart of Ale is a meal for a King.

For a quart of Ale is a meal for a King.

She marking them begins a wailing note And sings extemporally a woeful ditty; How love...

She marking them begins a wailing note And sings extemporally a woeful ditty; How love...

There is a history in all men's lives.

There is a history in all men's lives.

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better

The time of life is short; to spend that shortness basely were too long

The time of life is short; to spend that shortness basely were too long

My resolution's placed, and I have nothing Of woman in me; now from head to...

My resolution's placed, and I have nothing Of woman in me; now from head to...

The better part of valour is discretion.

The better part of valour is discretion.

Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops...

Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops...

Do you not know that I am a woman? When I think, I must speak

Do you not know that I am a woman? When I think, I must speak

Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange...

Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange...

I am a feather for each wind that blows

I am a feather for each wind that blows

If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.

If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.

I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would...

I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would...

Graze on my lips; and if those hills be dry, stray lower, where the pleasant...

Graze on my lips; and if those hills be dry, stray lower, where the pleasant...

Season's Greetings and best wishes for the New Year.

Season's Greetings and best wishes for the New Year.

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids...

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids...

For my part, it was Greek to me.

For my part, it was Greek to me.

What, man, defy the devil. Consider, he's an enemy to mankind.

What, man, defy the devil. Consider, he's an enemy to mankind.

The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.

The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.