Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench for this gear.

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Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart.

Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart.

By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death will seize the doctor too.

By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death will seize the doctor too.

Love is like linen; often changed, the sweeter.

Love is like linen; often changed, the sweeter.

Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.

Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.

Now if these men do not die well, it will be a black matter for...

Now if these men do not die well, it will be a black matter for...

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...

There have been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them.

There have been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them.

There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face.

There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face.

One sees more devils than vast hell can hold

One sees more devils than vast hell can hold

Friendship is constant in all other things, Save in the office and affairs of love.

Friendship is constant in all other things, Save in the office and affairs of love.

Beauty itself doth of itself persuade, The eyes of men without an orator.

Beauty itself doth of itself persuade, The eyes of men without an orator.

I would fain die a dry death.

I would fain die a dry death.

The gallantry of his grief did put me into a towering passion.

The gallantry of his grief did put me into a towering passion.

Society is no comfort to one not sociable.

Society is no comfort to one not sociable.

There's many a man has more hair than wit.

There's many a man has more hair than wit.

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids...

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids...

Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie Which we ascribe to heaven.

Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie Which we ascribe to heaven.

Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.

Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.

Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they...

Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they...

Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!

Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!