The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.

Quote by Shakespeare

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

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

And do as adversaries do in law, strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.

And do as adversaries do in law, strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.

Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent.

Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent.

Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself Till...

Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself Till...

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

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

Come, woo me, woo me; for now I am in a holiday humor, and like...

Come, woo me, woo me; for now I am in a holiday humor, and like...

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

They have a plentiful lack of wit

They have a plentiful lack of wit

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Why this is very midsummer madness.

Why this is very midsummer madness.

It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.

It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.

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...

Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops...

Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops...

We know what we are, but know now what we may be.

We know what we are, but know now what we may be.

I drink to the general joy of the whole table.

I drink to the general joy of the whole table.

We came into the world like brother and brother; And now let's go hand in...

We came into the world like brother and brother; And now let's go hand in...

Fortune is painted blind, with a muffler afore her eyes, to signify to you that...

Fortune is painted blind, with a muffler afore her eyes, to signify to you that...

Words without thoughts never to heaven go.

Words without thoughts never to heaven go.

We cannot conceive of matter being formed of nothing, since things require a seed to...

We cannot conceive of matter being formed of nothing, since things require a seed to...

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.