“ A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it never in the tongue Of him that makes it. William Shakespeare
“ No 'tis not so deep as a well nor so wide as a church door but 'tis enough 'twill serve: ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man. I am peppered I warrant for this world. William Shakespeare
“ Benedick: I protest I love thee.Beatrice: Why, then, God forgive me!Benedick: What offence, sweet Beatrice?Beatrice: You have stayed me in a happy hour: I was about toprotest I loved you.Benedick: And… William Shakespeare
“ The quality of mercy is not strained;It droppeth as the gentle rain from heavenUpon the place beneath. It is twice blessed;It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes.'Tis mightiest in the mighties… William Shakespeare
“ To me, fair friend, you never can be old,For as you were when first your eye I ey'd, Such seems your beauty still. William Shakespeare
“ But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. William Shakespeare
“ Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land the great ones eat up the little ones. William Shakespeare
“ Thou seest we are not all alone unhappy:This wide and universal theatrePresents more woeful pageants than the sceneWherein we play in. William Shakespeare
“ Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel;But do not dull thy palm with entertainmentOf each new-hatch'd, unfledg'd comrade. William Shakespeare
“ This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of w… William Shakespeare
“ This feather stirs; she lives! if it be so, it is a chance which does redeem all sorrows that ever I have felt. William Shakespeare
“ Then is courtesy a turncoat. But it is certain I am loved of all ladies, only you excepted: and I would I could find in my heart that I had not a hard heart; for, truly, I love none. Beatrice: A dear… William Shakespeare