“To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet
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@xy, member from Sept. 25, 2023“He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet
“Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet
Source: King Lear (1608), Act I, scene 4, line 369
William Shakespeare The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Silvia, Act IV, scene iv.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1590–1)
Feeble, Act III, scene ii.
Henry IV, Part 2 (1597–8)
“Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand?”
Macbeth, Act II, scene i.
Macbeth (1606)
William Shakespeare book Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music
Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music, II. Not to be confused with The Sonnets; this poem is not a sonnet
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet
Not by Shakespeare, but from Finding Your Strength in Difficult Times: A Book of Meditations, a 1993 self-help book by David S. Viscott.
Misattributed
Source: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/06/16/purpose-gift/
“Down, down to hell; and say I sent thee thither.”
William Shakespeare Henry VI (play) Part 1-3
Richard of Gloucester, Act V, scene vi.
Henry VI, Part 3 (1592)
“Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.”
Guiderius, Act IV, scene ii.
Cymbeline (1610)