Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity

Quote by Shakespeare

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Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.

Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.

They have been grand-jurymen since before Noah was a sailor

They have been grand-jurymen since before Noah was a sailor

When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death...

When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death...

Confusion now hath made his masterpiece!

Confusion now hath made his masterpiece!

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.

He that is proud eats up himself; pride in his glass, his trumpet, his chronicle;...

He that is proud eats up himself; pride in his glass, his trumpet, his chronicle;...

All days are nights to see till I see thee, And nights bright days when...

All days are nights to see till I see thee, And nights bright days when...

I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.

I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.

The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact.

The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact.

Every cloud engenders not a storm

Every cloud engenders not a storm

Who wooed in haste and means to wed at leisure

Who wooed in haste and means to wed at leisure

He that dies pays all debts

He that dies pays all debts

God be prais'd, that to believing souls, Gives light in darkness, comfort in despair

God be prais'd, that to believing souls, Gives light in darkness, comfort in despair

There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow

There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow

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

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

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down,And ask of thee forgiveness.

When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down,And ask of thee forgiveness.

The valiant never taste of death but once.

The valiant never taste of death but once.

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...

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.