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Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

William Shakespeare
Life, Stars, Fate
'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 1, sc. 2, l. 134

I love thee, I love thee with a love that shall not die. Till the sun grows cold and the stars grow old.

William Shakespeare
Love, Romantic, Stars

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

William Shakespeare
Life, Fathers Day, Kings
'King Lear' (1605-6) act 1, sc. 4, l. [312]

So many hours must I take my rest; So many hours must I contemplate.

William Shakespeare
Time, Hours, Contemplating
William Shakespeare, Michael Hattaway (1993). “The Third Part of King Henry VI”, p.118, Cambridge University Press

Desperate times breed desperate measures

William Shakespeare
Desperate Measures, Problem, Desperate Times

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

William Shakespeare
Positive, Kindness, Naughty
William Shakespeare (1936). “The Merchant of Venice”, p.46, CUP Archive

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the Devil!

William Shakespeare
Truth, Devil, Shame
William Shakespeare (2013). “Histories of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version)”, p.684, BookCaps Study Guides

I will not choose what many men desire, Because I will not jump with common spirits And rank me with the barbarous multitudes.

William Shakespeare
Men, Desire, Spirit
'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 2, sc. 9, l. 25

If your mind dislike anything obey it

William Shakespeare
Mind, Ifs, Dislike
William Shakespeare, Philip Edwards (2003). “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”, p.246, Cambridge University Press

Unbidden guests Are often welcomest when they are gone.

William Shakespeare
Gone, Guests, Hospitality
'Henry VI, Part 1' (1592) act 2, sc. 2, l. 55

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women mearly players.

William Shakespeare
Friendship, Birthday, Men
'As You Like It' (1599) act 2, sc. 7, l. 139

Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.

William Shakespeare
Inspirational, Hope, New Year
William Shakespeare (1998). “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, p.88, Oxford University Press, USA

Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble!

William Shakespeare
Halloween, Memorable, Play
'Macbeth' (1606) act 4, sc. 1, l. 4

Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.

William Shakespeare
Animal, Pet, Welfare
1608 Sicinius. Coriolanus, act 2, sc.1, l.6.

Let the sap of reason quench the fire of passion.

William Shakespeare
Passion, Fire, Sap
William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft (1812). “Aphorisms from Shakespeare”, p.25

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

William Shakespeare
Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.

William Shakespeare
Fathers Day, Dad, Son

Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.

William Shakespeare
Lying, Memorable, Mind
'Henry VI, Part 3' (1592) act 5, sc. 6, l. 11

The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.

William Shakespeare
Life, Yarn, Together
'All's Well that Ends Well' (1603-4) act 4, sc. 3, l. [83]

Nothing in his life became him like leaving it.

William Shakespeare
Death, Leaving, Tragedy
'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 4, l. 7

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

William Shakespeare
Love, Heart, Matter
'Troilus And Cressida' (1602) act 5, sc. 3, l. [109]

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.

William Shakespeare
Running, Water, Deception
The Duke of Suffolk in King Henry VI, Part II (1590), Act III, scene 1.

The best is yet to come.

William Shakespeare
Inspirational, Inspiring, Best Husband
William Shakespeare (2013). “Twelfth Night Thrift Study Edition”, p.126, Courier Corporation

Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again.

William Shakespeare
Love, Friends, Goodbye
'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 4, sc. 3, l. 14

Lord, Lord, how this world is given to lying!

William Shakespeare
Liars, Lying, World
'Henry IV, Part 1' (1597) act 5, sc. 4, l. [148]

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