She in beauty, education, blood,
Holds hand with any princess of the world.
Quotes from King John — William Shakespeare
1564–1616 England
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When Fortune means to men most good,
She looks upon them with a threatening eye.
King John (1598)
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
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A little snow, tumbled about, anon becomes a mountain.
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For grief is proud and makes his owner stoop.
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Nay, but make haste; the better foot before.
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Some sins do bear their privilege on earth.
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O, now doth Death line his dead chaps with steel;
The swords of soldiers are his teeth, his fangs.
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But thou art fair, and at thy birth, dear boy,
Nature and Fortune join'd to make thee great.
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Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back,
When gold and silver becks me to come on.
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My heart hath one poor string to stay it by,
Which holds but till thy news be uttered.
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Within this wall of flesh
There is a soul counts thee her creditor.
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When workmen strive to do better than well,
They do confound their skill in covetousness.
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What cracker is this same that deafs our ears
With this abundance of superfluous breath?
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You are the hare of whom the proverb goes,
Whose valor plucks dead lions by the beard.
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I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus,
The whilst his iron did on the anvil cool.
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And he that stands upon a slippery place
Makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up.
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Whose tongue soe'er speaks false,
Not truly speaks; who speaks not truly, lies.
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