Quotes from Henry V — William Shakespeare
1564–1616 England
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Every subject's duty is the king's; but every subject's soul is his own.
As 'tis ever common
That men are merriest when they are from home.
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distil it out.
Give them great meals of beef and iron and steel, they will eat like wolves and fight like devils.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility.
Would I were with him, wheresome'er he is, either in heaven or in hell.
The basest horn of his hoof is more musical than the pipe of Hermes.
The saying is true "The empty vessel makes the greatest sound."
There is occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things.
Winding up days with toil and nights with sleep.
The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.
Familiar in his mouth as household words.
Nothing teems
But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs,
Losing both beauty and utility.
Who, with a body filled and vacant mind,
Gets him to rest, cramm'd with distressful bread.
God, the best maker of all marriages,
Combine your hearts in one.
Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin
As self-neglecting.
Trust none;
For oaths are straws, men's faiths are wafer-cakes,
And hold-fast is the only dog.
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