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Being a man1 quote
His life was gentle and the elements
So mixed in him that nature might stand up
And say to all the world “This was a man.” — William Shakespeare · 1599Character1 quote
His life was gentle and the elements
So mixed in him that nature might stand up
And say to all the world “This was a man.” — William Shakespeare · 1599Crying1 quote
If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. — William Shakespeare · 1599Enjoying life1 quote
Let's have one other gaudy night. — William Shakespeare · 1607Honesty1 quote
Be it art or hap,
He hath spoken true. — William Shakespeare · 1607Plainspokenness1 quote
For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth,
Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech
To stir men’s blood. I only speak right on. — William Shakespeare · 1599Reputation1 quote
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interrèd with their bones. — William Shakespeare · 1599Telling the truth1 quote
For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth,
Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech
To stir men’s blood. I only speak right on. — William Shakespeare · 1599Truth1 quote
Be it art or hap,
He hath spoken true. — William Shakespeare · 1607