He is the half part of a blessed man, left to be finished by such a she; and she is a fair divided excellence, whose fullness of perfection lies in him.

Quote by Shakespeare

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Every fair from fair sometime declines

Every fair from fair sometime declines

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?

If we are marked to die, we are enough to do our country loss; and...

If we are marked to die, we are enough to do our country loss; and...

That man that hath a tongue, I say, is no man, if with his tongue...

That man that hath a tongue, I say, is no man, if with his tongue...

Lawn as white as driven snow

Lawn as white as driven snow

The courses of true love never did run smooth.

The courses of true love never did run smooth.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

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

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

I care not, a man can die but once; we owe God and death.

I care not, a man can die but once; we owe God and death.

He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat.

He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat.

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.

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

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

There's place and means for every man alive.

There's place and means for every man alive.

His (Cardinal ) own opinion was his law

His (Cardinal ) own opinion was his law

Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.

Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without...

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without...

Days of absence, sad and dreary, Clothed in sorrow's dark array, Days of absence, I...

Days of absence, sad and dreary, Clothed in sorrow's dark array, Days of absence, I...

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Other women cloy the appetites...

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Other women cloy the appetites...

National literature no longer means very much, the age of world literature is due.

National literature no longer means very much, the age of world literature is due.

At my age, I'm envious of a stiff wind.

At my age, I'm envious of a stiff wind.

Hes a guy who gets up at six oclock in the morning regardless of what...

Hes a guy who gets up at six oclock in the morning regardless of what...