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Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

William Shakespeare
Time, Action, Hours
William Shakespeare (1803). “The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators”, p.355

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

William Shakespeare
Inspirational, Business, Good Life
'Hamlet' (1601) act 4, sc. 5, l. [43]

The golden age is before us, not behind us.

William Shakespeare
Happy Birthday, Afterlife, Age

If I could write the beauty of your eyes And in fresh numbers number all your graces, The age to come would say, 'This poet lies; Such heavenly touches ne'er touch'd earthly faces.'

William Shakespeare
Beauty, Lying, Writing
Sonnet 17

Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

William Shakespeare
Inspiration, Philosophical, Borrowers
'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 3, l. 58

Love is blind, it stops lovers seeing the silly things they do.

William Shakespeare
Silly, Love Is, Lovers

Pain pays the income of each precious thing.

William Shakespeare
Pain, Income, Pay
William Shakespeare, Colin Burrow (2002). “The Complete Sonnets and Poems”, p.262, Oxford University Press on Demand

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

William Shakespeare
Inspirational, Success, Fear
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1813). “The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes”, p.35

He makes a July's day short as December.

William Shakespeare
Sarcastic, July, December
1609 Polixenes, of Mamillius. The Winter's Tale, act1, sc.2, l.170.

Justice always whirls in equal measure.

William Shakespeare
Justice, Equal
William Shakespeare (1767). “Mr. William Shakespeare: His Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies”

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.

William Shakespeare
Inspirational, Positive, Happiness
'Hamlet' (1601) act 2, sc. 2, l. [259]

The cheek Is apter than the tongue to tell an errand.

William Shakespeare
Errands, Tongue, Countenance
William Shakespeare (2016). “The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition: The Complete Works”, p.1363, Oxford University Press

Scorn, at first, makes after-love the more.

William Shakespeare
Love, Firsts, Scorn
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1788). “The dramatick writings of Will. Shakspere,: with the notes of all the various commentators; printed complete from the best editions of Sam. Johnson and Geo. Steevens”

True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings.

William Shakespeare
Hope, Wings
'Richard III' (1591) act 5, sc. 2, l. 23

Fight to the last gasp.

William Shakespeare
War, Fighting, Lasts

Tis the times' plague, when madmen lead the blind.

William Shakespeare
Blind, Madmen, Plague
William Shakespeare, Jay L. Halio (2005). “The Tragedy of King Lear”, p.207, Cambridge University Press

To weep is to make less the depth of grief.

William Shakespeare
Broken Heart, Breakup, Grief
1592 Richard. Henry VI PartThree, act 2, sc.1, l.85-6.

Parting is such sweet sorrow

William Shakespeare
Sad Love, Sweet, Sorrow
'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 2, sc. 2, l. 176

Words spoken can not be recalled so think twice before you speak.

William Shakespeare
Thinking, Speak, Think Twice

Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.

William Shakespeare
Risk, Bold Actions, Virtue
'Measure for Measure' (1604) act 3, sc. 1, l. [214]

When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.

William Shakespeare
Sympathy, Sadness, Sad Life
'Hamlet' (1601) act 4, sc. 5, l. [78]

Good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people.

William Shakespeare
Friendship, Wine, People
1613 Guildford. Henry VIII, act 1, sc.4, l.6-7.

What is done cannot be now amended.

William Shakespeare
Done
William Shakespeare (1823). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed; with Glossarial Notes, His Life, and a Critique on His Genius & Writings”, p.590

He that has a house to put's head in has a good head-piece.

William Shakespeare
Party, House, Pieces
William Shakespeare, R.A. Foakes (1997). “King Lear: Third Series”, p.264, A&C Black

Your face is a book, where men may read strange matters.

William Shakespeare
Book, Memorable, Men

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