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“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.”

William Shakespeare Twelfth Night

Malvolio, Act II, scene v.
Variant: Some are born great, others achieve greatness.
Source: Twelfth Night (1601)

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.”

William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream

Helena, Act I, scene i.
Variant: Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind".
Source: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595)

“A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. It seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.”

William Shakespeare Julius Caesar

Variant: Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.
Source: Julius Caesar

“I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me.”

William Shakespeare book Much Ado About Nothing

Source: Much Ado About Nothing

“Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. then your love would also change.”

William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet

Source: Romeo and Juliet

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”

William Shakespeare As You Like It

Touchstone, Act V, scene i
Source: As You Like It (1599–1600)

“Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye.”

William Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost

Source: Love's Labour's Lost