Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other side

Quote by Shakespeare

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Brevity is the soul of wit.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

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.

Then is it sin to rush into the secret house of death. Ere death dare...

Then is it sin to rush into the secret house of death. Ere death dare...

Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to...

Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to...

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

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

Nothing will come of nothing

Nothing will come of nothing

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

Done to death by slanderous tongues.

Done to death by slanderous tongues.

Like a barber's chair that fits all buttocks

Like a barber's chair that fits all buttocks

Now is the winter of our discontent.

Now is the winter of our discontent.

He does it with better grace, but I do it more natural.

He does it with better grace, but I do it more natural.

Sorrow breaks seasons and reposing hours, Makes the night morning, and the noontide night

Sorrow breaks seasons and reposing hours, Makes the night morning, and the noontide night

I'll follow you and make a heaven out of hell, and I'll die by your...

I'll follow you and make a heaven out of hell, and I'll die by your...

He that wants money, means, and content, is without three good friends.

He that wants money, means, and content, is without three good friends.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn

The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn

It provokes the desire but it takes away the performance. Therefore much drink may be...

It provokes the desire but it takes away the performance. Therefore much drink may be...

No profit grows where there is no pleasure taken

No profit grows where there is no pleasure taken

I don't accept the maxim 'there's no gain without pain', physical or emotional. I believe...

I don't accept the maxim 'there's no gain without pain', physical or emotional. I believe...

Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look...

Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look...