Why then, O brawling love! O loving hate! O any thing, of nothing first create! O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! This love feel I, that feel no love in this.
William Shakespeare
Love, Paradox, Emotion, Conflict, Chaos
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Anger, Heart, Expression, Concealment, Honesty
William Shakespeare Anger, Heart, Expression, Concealment, Honesty“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” William Shakespeare
Dreams, Life, Sleep, Mortality, Mystery
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Foolery, Humor, Sun, Everywhere, Life
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Words, Thought, Heaven, Sincerity, Reflection
William Shakespeare Words, Thought, Heaven, Sincerity, Reflection“I were better to be eaten to death with a rust than to be scoured to nothing with perpetual motion.” William Shakespeare
Rust, Death, Motion, Wear, Value
William Shakespeare Rust, Death, Motion, Wear, Value“To do a great right do a little wrong.” William Shakespeare
Right, Wrong, Morality, Balance, Justice
William Shakespeare Right, Wrong, Morality, Balance, Justice“Journeys end in lovers meeting, Every wise man’s son doth know.” William Shakespeare
Love, Journey, Destiny, Meeting, Wisdom
William Shakespeare Love, Journey, Destiny, Meeting, Wisdom“Things base and vile, holding no quantity, Love can transpose to form and dignity. Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. Nor hath Love’s mind of any judgment taste; Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.” William Shakespeare
Love, Transformation, Dignity, Cupid, Blindness
William Shakespeare Love, Transformation, Dignity, Cupid, Blindness“For I can raise no money by vile means.” William Shakespeare
Money, Means, Integrity, Honor, Ethics
William Shakespeare Money, Means, Integrity, Honor, Ethics“Now, God be praised, that to believing souls gives light in darkness, comfort in despair.” William Shakespeare
Faith, Belief, Light, Darkness, Comfort
William Shakespeare Faith, Belief, Light, Darkness, Comfort“Listen to many, speak to a few.” William Shakespeare
Wisdom, Listening, Speaking, Discretion, Prudence
William Shakespeare Wisdom, Listening, Speaking, Discretion, Prudence“Where souls do couch on flowers we’ll hand in hand...” William Shakespeare
Souls, Flowers, Hand in Hand, Romance, Eternity
William Shakespeare Souls, Flowers, Hand in Hand, Romance, Eternity“What's done can't be undone.” William Shakespeare
Action, Consequence, Regret, Finality, Irreversible
William Shakespeare Action, Consequence, Regret, Finality, Irreversible“'Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems.” William Shakespeare
Enemy, Caution, Perception, Strategy, Wisdom
William Shakespeare Enemy, Caution, Perception, Strategy, Wisdom