William Shakespeare on Faith
1564–1616 England
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He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it ever changes with the next block.
Stands not within the prospect of belief.
Macbeth (1605)
Now God be praised, that to believing souls,
Gives light in darkness, comfort in despair!
When love begins to sicken and decay,
It useth an enforced ceremony,
There are no tricks in plain and simple faith.
Julius Cæsar (1599)
I'll take thy word for faith, not ask thine oath;
Who shuns not to break one will sure crack both.
Trust none;
For oaths are straws, men's faiths are wafer-cakes,
And hold-fast is the only dog.
Henry V (1599)
Set on your foot,
And with a heart new-fir'd I follow you,
To do I know not what: but it sufficeth
That Brutus leads me on.
Julius Cæsar (1599)
Thou almost makest me waver in my faith
To hold opinion with Pythagoras,
That souls of animals infuse themselves
Into the trunks of men.