Of all base passions, fear is the most accursed.

Quote by Shakespeare

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Praise us as we are tasted, allow us as we prove.

Praise us as we are tasted, allow us as we prove.

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...

Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.

Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.

Farewell, fair cruelty.

Farewell, fair cruelty.

Lord, what fools these mortals be.

Lord, what fools these mortals be.

Now boast thee, death, in thy possession lies A lass unparalleled.

Now boast thee, death, in thy possession lies A lass unparalleled.

In the corrupted currents of this word offence's gilded hand may solve by justice, and...

In the corrupted currents of this word offence's gilded hand may solve by justice, and...

To business that we love we rise betime And go to it with delight

To business that we love we rise betime And go to it with delight

Ay me! for aught that ever I could read, could ever hear by tale or...

Ay me! for aught that ever I could read, could ever hear by tale or...

His (Cardinal ) own opinion was his law

His (Cardinal ) own opinion was his law

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

All lovers swear more performance than they are able

All lovers swear more performance than they are able

But love is blind, and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit, For...

But love is blind, and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit, For...

The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven...

The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven...

For when we rage, advice is often seen By blunting us to make our wits...

For when we rage, advice is often seen By blunting us to make our wits...

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...

Confusion now hath made his masterpiece!

Confusion now hath made his masterpiece!

Lord, Lord, how subject we old men are to this vice of lying!

Lord, Lord, how subject we old men are to this vice of lying!

I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me...

I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me...

O! beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the...

O! beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the...