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Candles1 quote
How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world. — William Shakespeare · 1598Contentment1 quote
He is well paid that is well satisfied. — William Shakespeare · 1598Good works1 quote
How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty world. — William Shakespeare · 1598Mercy1 quote
The quality of mercy is not strained.
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest:
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. — William Shakespeare · 1598Satisfaction1 quote
He is well paid that is well satisfied. — William Shakespeare · 1598Secrets1 quote
How hard it is for women to keep counsel! — William Shakespeare · 1599Temper1 quote
The brain may devise laws for the blood, but a hot temper leaps o'er a cold decree. — William Shakespeare · 1598Women1 quote
How hard it is for women to keep counsel! — William Shakespeare · 1599