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

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Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked;...

Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked;...

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...

Words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find.

Words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find.

I were but little happy, if I could say how much

I were but little happy, if I could say how much

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

There are two sides to every question, because, when there are no longer two sides...

There are two sides to every question, because, when there are no longer two sides...

What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would...

What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would...

Thou has done a deed whereat valour will weep.

Thou has done a deed whereat valour will weep.

The wheel is come full circle.

The wheel is come full circle.

The more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.

The more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.

I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would...

I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would...

But love is blind, and lovers cannot see What petty follies they themselves commit

But love is blind, and lovers cannot see What petty follies they themselves commit

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

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...

The venom clamors of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.

The venom clamors of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.

Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could...

Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could...

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

People don't follow titles, they follow courage.

People don't follow titles, they follow courage.