Let me embrace thee, sour adversity,
For wise men say it is the wisest course.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE William Shakespeare: 'Close up this din of hateful decay, decomposition of your witches' plot! You t...
GARETH ROBERTS William Shakespeare: You will never age for me, nor fade, nor die.
MARC NORMAN Even the wisest men make fools of themselves about women, and even the most foolish women are wise a...
THEODOR REIK Even the wisest men make fools of themselves about women, and even the most foolish women are wise a...
THEODORE REIK Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become bruti...
BIBLE Heavy is the head that wears the crown
William Shakespeare
CHARMAINE J. FORDE Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Well, the thing that I suppose is closest to my heart is Shakespeare. I really am a nerd about Shake...
TOM HIDDLESTON A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599
JAMES SHAPIRO O wonderful, wonderful, and most wonderful wonderful! And yet again wonderful, and after that, out o...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The wisest of the wise may err.
AESCHYLUS AESCHYLUS The wisest of the wise may err.
AESCHYLUS He was not of an age, but fo...
BEN JONSON If those gentlemen would let me alone I should be much obliged to them. I would say, as Shakespeare ...
THOMAS CARLYLE When the time comes for you to leave me, just
say so! I can let you go. But let me embrace you
while...
OLASOT I hate ingratitude more in a man
than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
or any taint...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE There is no greater mistake in life than seeing things or hearing them at the wrong time. Shakespear...
AGATHA CHRISTIE I am Happy and satisfied with what I am.
10000 will take me wrong, 1000 will go against me, 100 will...
NEHA KOTHARI William Shakespeare: My muse, as always, is Aphrodite.
Philip Henslowe: Aphrodite Baggett, who ...
MARC NORMAN Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories.
NICHOLAS SPARKS Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Yesterday I was clever, so I took the glory for me. Today He makes me wise, so I give the glory to T...
INDONESIA123 Give me but one hour of Scotland,
Let me see it ere I die.
- William Edmondstoune Aytoun,
WILLIAM EDMONDSTOUNE AYTOUN When a wise man gives thee better counsel, give me mine again.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Wise men say nothing in dangerous times
JOHN SELDEN Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with r...
AKHENATON AKHENATON Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with r...
AKHENATON I give thee what is most my own - A Dedication by Francis William Bourdillon
FRANCIS WILLIAM BOURDILLON To be street smart it takes respect of a persons ability to control their emotional state and to kno...
GARY F EVANS... "We know who we are, but not what we may be." William Shakespeare
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Infected minds to their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE So fair and foul a day I have not seen.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The wisest men follow their own direction.
EURIPIDES The wisest men follow their own direction
EURIPIDES Believe me, wise men don't say 'I shall live to do that', tomorrow's life's too late, live today
MARTIAL A third...candidate for Shakespearean authorship was Christopher Marlowe. He was the right age (just...
BILL BRYSON In the works of JOSEPH DEVLIN A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
ROALD DAHL A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
UNKNOWN A little nonsense, now and then, is relished by the wisest men
WILLY WONKA A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men.
ANONYMOUS A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.
ROALD DAHL A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.
ANONYMOUS A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
JOSEPH ADDISON A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.
WILLY WONKA I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went there because of Dickens and...
BEN OKRI Sweet are the uses of adversity
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a preci...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING The great William Shakespeare said, "What's in a name?" He also said, "Call me Billy one more time a...
CUTHBERT SOUP Adversity makes a man wise, not rich ...
JOHN RAY Adversity makes a man wise, not rich
ROMANIAN PROVERB Adversity and loss make a man wise
WELSH PROVERB Adversity is great lesson which makes us fighter if we don’t let down & make pledge to move forwar...
DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars/ But in ourselves.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board.
D.M. TIMNEY Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them ...
BIBLE Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fool...
CATO THE ELDER By all means, let us study the great writers of the past for their own sakes, but let us study them ...
ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH "Tell me, what's Love?" said Youth, one day, To drooping Age, who crost his way, "It is a sunny hour...
THOMAS MORE Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
CONFUCIUS For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.
SIRACH For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.
GEORGE SANTAYANA Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change.
CONFUCIUS I heard that if you locked William Shakespeare in a room with a typewriter for long enough, he'd eve...
WILLIAM SAROYAN Right now everyone is drinking bad wine made of sour grapes and hysteria. Let them drink it, and let...
SARAH ADDISON ALLEN Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety."
Antony and Cleopatra (II.ii) ~Wi...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
BIBLE The sweetest honey is loathsome in its own deliciousness. And in the taste destroys the appetite. Th...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
PLATO Adversity - If need be, let it bend, but never let it break you.
JACEY R. FOLEY What is work and what is not work are questions that perplex the wisest of men.
BHAGAVAD GITA I will say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that is more than I can say f...
KIN HUBBARD Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.
MALCOLM FORBES Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.
MALCOLM STEVENSON FORBES Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.
MALCOLM S. FORBES Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray th...
BIBLE Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
PLATO I'm not an Emontional, but how???
I live with the thought that "Nothing can be returned, it has...
DEYTH BANGER Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
MARTHA GRAHAM Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
SENECA The wisest and the best of men, nay, the wisest and best of their actions, may be rendered ridiculou...
JANE AUSTEN And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee,
between me and thee, and between my h...
BIBLE Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience atta...
SOURCE UNKNOWN If you wish to break with tradition, learn your craft well, and embrace adversity
SOKE BEHZAD AHMADI They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, ...
ANTON CHEKHOV Most people say that Shakespeare rocked merely because most people say that Shakespeare rocked.
MOKOKOMA MOKHONOANA Not all men (and especially the wisest) share the opinion that it is bad for women to be educated. B...
CHRISTINE DE PIZAN Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men ...
PINDAR Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something."
-Plato
PLATO For every challenge we face and embrace, there are benefits of equal value. Live WISE~
GAIL MARIE MACLEAN Blue eyes say, Love me or I die; black eyes say, Love me or I kill thee.
PROVERB Blue eyes say, Love me or I die; black eyes say, Love me or I kill thee.
SPANISH PROVERB Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
BIBLE How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul c...
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING 'Tis not amiss, ere ye're giv'n o'er,
To try one desp'rate med'cine more;
For where your case ...
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