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

Quote by Shakespeare

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Be absolute for death; either death or life Shall thereby be the sweeter.

Be absolute for death; either death or life Shall thereby be the sweeter.

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

Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me.

Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me.

Who wooed in haste and means to wed at leisure

Who wooed in haste and means to wed at leisure

O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by,...

O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by,...

An old man is twice a child.

An old man is twice a child.

The fashion of the time is changed

The fashion of the time is changed

You speak an infinite deal of nothing.

You speak an infinite deal of nothing.

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...

Reflection is the business of man; a sense of his state is his first duty:...

Reflection is the business of man; a sense of his state is his first duty:...

Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he...

Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he...

The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn

The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow...

If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow...

I say there is no darkness but ignorance.

I say there is no darkness but ignorance.

When most I wink, then do my eyes best see

When most I wink, then do my eyes best see

I see that the fashion wears out more apparel than the man.

I see that the fashion wears out more apparel than the man.

So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt

So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!

Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!