There's not one wise man among twenty will praise himself.

Quote by Shakespeare

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better

His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, and his countenance enforces homage.

His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, and his countenance enforces homage.

He is the half part of a blessed man, left to be finished by such...

He is the half part of a blessed man, left to be finished by such...

For a quart of Ale is a meal for a King.

For a quart of Ale is a meal for a King.

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are...

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are...

I am a man more sinned against than sinning.

I am a man more sinned against than sinning.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Other women cloy the appetites...

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety. Other women cloy the appetites...

How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by...

How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by...

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

For where is any author in the world, Teaches such beauty as a woman's eye?...

For where is any author in the world, Teaches such beauty as a woman's eye?...

The course of true love never did run smooth.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?

Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?

Listen to many, speak to a few.

Listen to many, speak to a few.

There's no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught,...

There's no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught,...

To be, or not to be: that is the question.

To be, or not to be: that is the question.

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.

My comfort is, that old age, that ill layer-up of beauty, can do no more...

My comfort is, that old age, that ill layer-up of beauty, can do no more...

But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she...

But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she...

Middle age is the awkward period when Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature.

Middle age is the awkward period when Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature.

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...