Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.

Quote by Shakespeare

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Such as we are made of, such we be.

Such as we are made of, such we be.

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.

Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part...

Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part...

Women speak two languages - one of which is verbal.

Women speak two languages - one of which is verbal.

This the curse of service: Preferment goes by letter and affection, and not by old...

This the curse of service: Preferment goes by letter and affection, and not by old...

Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness,...

Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness,...

'Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems.

'Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems.

The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.

The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.

What is past is prologue.

What is past is prologue.

She's gone. I am abused, and my relief must be to loathe her

She's gone. I am abused, and my relief must be to loathe her

The venom clamors of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.

The venom clamors of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.

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

They have a plentiful lack of wit

They have a plentiful lack of wit

He lives in fame that died in virtue's cause.

He lives in fame that died in virtue's cause.

Self-love, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting.

Self-love, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting.

All lovers swear more performance than they are able, and yet reserve an ability that...

All lovers swear more performance than they are able, and yet reserve an ability that...

I wear not My dagger in my mouth

I wear not My dagger in my mouth

Ingratitude is monstrous

Ingratitude is monstrous

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims