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Appearance vs. reality1 quote
Was ever book containing such vile matter
So fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell
In such a gorgeous palace! — William Shakespeare · 1597Beauty1 quote
Was ever book containing such vile matter
So fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell
In such a gorgeous palace! — William Shakespeare · 1597Beauty is skin deep1 quote
Was ever book containing such vile matter
So fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell
In such a gorgeous palace! — William Shakespeare · 1597Fickleness of fortune1 quote
O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle. — William Shakespeare · 1597Flowers1 quote
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet. — William Shakespeare · 1597Fortune1 quote
O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle. — William Shakespeare · 1597Generosity in love1 quote
My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep. The more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite. — William Shakespeare · 1597Inconstancy1 quote
O, swear not by the moon, th'inconstant moon,
That monthly changes in her circled orb,
Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. — William Shakespeare · 1597Looks are deceiving1 quote
Was ever book containing such vile matter
So fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell
In such a gorgeous palace! — William Shakespeare · 1597Love1 quote
My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep. The more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite. — William Shakespeare · 1597Names1 quote
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet. — William Shakespeare · 1597New love1 quote
This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath,
May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet. — William Shakespeare · 1597Randomness1 quote
O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle. — William Shakespeare · 1597Roses1 quote
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet. — William Shakespeare · 1597Shamelessness1 quote
He was not born to shame.
Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit. — William Shakespeare · 1597The moon1 quote
O, swear not by the moon, th'inconstant moon,
That monthly changes in her circled orb,
Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. — William Shakespeare · 1597