“How easy it is for the proper-false in woman's waxen hearts to set their forms!”
Quote by William Shakespeare
Work
Pericles. Twelfth night. Winter's tale
This volume includes three of William Shakespeare's most celebrated works. Pericles explores themes of fate and redemption, Twelfth Night is renowned for its wit and romantic entanglements, and The Winter's Tale is a tale of family, forgiveness, and the supernatural. more
Author
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564 - April 23, 1616) was one of the greatest poets of the English Renaissance, renowned for his dramatic works. His plays spanned a variety of genres, including tragedy, comedy, and history, and have had a profound impact on literature worldwide. more
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“It is held that valor is the chiefest virtue, and most dignifies the haver.”
Source: The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Richard III. Henry VIII. Troilus and Cressida. Timon of Athens. Coriolanus
“Vanity keeps persons in favor with themselves who are out of favor with all others.”
“One sin another doth provoke.”
Source: Aphorisms from Shakespeare
“Vice repeated is like the wandering wind, blows dust in others' eyes to spread itself.”
Source: William Shakespeare: The Complete Works
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“Then with the losers let it sympathize, For nothing can seem foul to those that win.”
Source: The plays of William Shakespeare
“But virtue never will be mov'd, Though lewdness court it in a shape of heaven.”
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“For in the fatness of these pursy times Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg.”