I may neither choose who I would, nor refuse who I dislike; so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father.

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Listen to many, speak to a few.

Listen to many, speak to a few.

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have...

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have...

And summer's lease hath all too short a date.

And summer's lease hath all too short a date.

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...

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.

I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness

I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness

Such as we are made of, such we be.

Such as we are made of, such we be.

Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.

Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.

I never see thy face but I think upon hell-fire.

I never see thy face but I think upon hell-fire.

His (Cardinal ) own opinion was his law

His (Cardinal ) own opinion was his law

What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in...

What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in...

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid...

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid...

Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.

Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.

Some true love turned and not a false turned true.

Some true love turned and not a false turned true.

What's gone and what's past help should be past grief

What's gone and what's past help should be past grief

His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, and his countenance enforces homage.

His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, and his countenance enforces homage.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of...

The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of...

Children learn to smile from their parents.

Children learn to smile from their parents.