To be a well-flavored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read comes by nature.

Quote by Shakespeare

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So wise so young, they say, do never live long.

So wise so young, they say, do never live long.

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

That man that hath a tongue, I say, is no man, if with his tongue...

That man that hath a tongue, I say, is no man, if with his tongue...

I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must...

I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must...

There's place and means for every man alive.

There's place and means for every man alive.

Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!

Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!

So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time

So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time

Every one can master a grief but he that has it

Every one can master a grief but he that has it

If we are marked to die, we are enough to do our country loss; and...

If we are marked to die, we are enough to do our country loss; and...

Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything.

Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything.

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

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

I speak of peace, while covert enmity under the smile of safety wounds the world.

I speak of peace, while covert enmity under the smile of safety wounds the world.

Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.

Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.

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...

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...

Joy delights in Joy

Joy delights in Joy

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

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

He is not great who is not greatly good.

He is not great who is not greatly good.

In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good,...

In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good,...

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.