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

Quote by Shakespeare

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I shall the effect of this good lesson keeps as watchman to my heart.

I shall the effect of this good lesson keeps as watchman to my heart.

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.

When you do dance, I wish you a wave o' the sea, that you might...

When you do dance, I wish you a wave o' the sea, that you might...

We that are true lovers run into strange capers.

We that are true lovers run into strange capers.

Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent.

Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent.

O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!

O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!

Thou mak'st me merry: I am full of pleasure; let us be jocund

Thou mak'st me merry: I am full of pleasure; let us be jocund

When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain.

When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain.

I am a man more sinned against than sinning.

I am a man more sinned against than sinning.

Heaven give you many, many merry days! - from The Merry Wives of Windsor

Heaven give you many, many merry days! - from The Merry Wives of Windsor

When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his...

When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his...

Farewell, fair cruelty.

Farewell, fair cruelty.

Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved...

Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved...

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...

And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

Then is it sin to rush into the secret house of death. Ere death dare...

Then is it sin to rush into the secret house of death. Ere death dare...

They are all but stomachs, and we all but food; They eat us hungerly, and...

They are all but stomachs, and we all but food; They eat us hungerly, and...

Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.

Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.

Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much...

Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...