Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.
Shakespeare, William
They that touch pitch will be defiled.
touch
Men at some time are masters of their fates: <
destiny men time fates
doubt good win lose
He lives in fame that died in virtue's cause.
fame lives
It is a wise father that knows his own child.
wise child father
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
fear care things
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.
man wise fool
But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.
happiness eyes bitter thing
The love of heaven makes one heavenly.
heaven love
To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
man honesty true night day false
Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything.
husband husbands
With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.
action devil hypocrisy sugar
Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.
heaven knowledge ignorance fly curse god
I do desire we may be better strangers.
independence desire strangers
Those that are good manners at thecourt are as ridiculed in the country, as the behavior of the country is most mockable atthe court.
manners individuality good behavior court country
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