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Burdens of leadership1 quote
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. — William Shakespeare · 1597Excess1 quote
They surfeited with honey and began
To loathe the taste of sweetness, whereof a little
More than a little is by much too much. — William Shakespeare · 1597Insomnia1 quote
O sleep, O gentle sleep,
Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted thee,
That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down
And steep my senses in forgetfulness? — William Shakespeare · 1597Irritation1 quote
You tread upon my patience. — William Shakespeare · 1597Leadership1 quote
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. — William Shakespeare · 1597Sin1 quote
Commit
The oldest sins the newest kind of ways? — William Shakespeare · 1597Sleep1 quote
O sleep, O gentle sleep,
Nature’s soft nurse, how have I frighted thee,
That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down
And steep my senses in forgetfulness? — William Shakespeare · 1597