I must be cruel only to be kind; Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind.
William Shakespeare
Cruelty, Kindness, Conflict, Duty, Consequences
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“O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.” William Shakespeare
Muse, Fire, Heaven, Invention, Creativity
William Shakespeare Muse, Fire, Heaven, Invention, Creativity“And sleep, that sometime shuts up sorrow’s eye, Steal me awhile from mine own company.” William Shakespeare
Sleep, Sorrow, Rest, Solitude, Escape
William Shakespeare Sleep, Sorrow, Rest, Solitude, Escape“Men shut their doors against a setting sun.” William Shakespeare
Setting Sun, Doors, Men, Decline, Rejection
William Shakespeare Setting Sun, Doors, Men, Decline, Rejection“Swift as shadow, short as any dream.” William Shakespeare
Swift, Shadow, Dream, Transience, Briefness
William Shakespeare Swift, Shadow, Dream, Transience, Briefness“A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.” William Shakespeare
Peace, Conquest, Victory, Balance, Resolution
William Shakespeare Peace, Conquest, Victory, Balance, Resolution“Having nothing, nothing can he lose.” William Shakespeare
Nothing, Loss, Freedom, Simplicity, Contentment
William Shakespeare Nothing, Loss, Freedom, Simplicity, Contentment“And his unkindness may defeat my life, But never taint my love.” William Shakespeare
Unkindness, Love, Defeat, Loyalty, Devotion
William Shakespeare Unkindness, Love, Defeat, Loyalty, Devotion“You have too much respect upon the world; They lose it that do buy it with much care.” William Shakespeare
Respect, World, Caution, Loss, Concern
William Shakespeare Respect, World, Caution, Loss, Concern“Women may fall when there’s no strength in men.” William Shakespeare
Strength, Women, Men, Weakness, Fall
William Shakespeare Strength, Women, Men, Weakness, Fall“As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport.” William Shakespeare
Gods, Humanity, Cruelty, Flies, Fate
William Shakespeare Gods, Humanity, Cruelty, Flies, Fate“If I be waspish, best beware my sting.” William Shakespeare
Temper, Waspish, Warning, Sting, Personality
William Shakespeare Temper, Waspish, Warning, Sting, Personality“Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.” William Shakespeare
Action, Words, Consistency, Integrity, Behavior
William Shakespeare Action, Words, Consistency, Integrity, Behavior“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” William Shakespeare
Responsibility, Leadership, Crown, Burden, Power
William Shakespeare Responsibility, Leadership, Crown, Burden, Power“So fair and foul a day I had not seen.” William Shakespeare
Day, Fairness, Foulness, Weather, Paradox
William Shakespeare Day, Fairness, Foulness, Weather, Paradox