“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
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William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays,[c] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He has invented over 1700 words some of which are common. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare Looking for the '[First Folio](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362289W/Plays)'?
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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”
“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
“Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love.”
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“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.”
“This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
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“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”
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“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
“If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.”
“When he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun.”
“We know what we are, but not what we may be.”
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“All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.”
“Words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find.”
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“You speak an infinite deal of nothing.”
“Though she be but little, she is fierce!”
“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...”
“These violent delights have violent ends And in their triump die, like fire and powder Which, as they kiss, consume”
“To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing e...”
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“My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break.”