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The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.
William Shakespeare
Dream
Shadow
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
William Shakespeare
Purpose
Devil
Scripture
The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.
William Shakespeare
Sound
The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.
William Shakespeare
Men
Evil
The fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it.
William Shakespeare
Fashion
World
The golden age is before us, not behind us.
William Shakespeare
Age
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
William Shakespeare
Lady
Protest
The love of heaven makes one heavenly.
William Shakespeare
Love
Heaven
The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact.
William Shakespeare
Imagination
The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils.
William Shakespeare
Music
Man
The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.
William Shakespeare
Smiles
O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.
William Shakespeare
Devil
Name
Spirit
Wine
The course of true love never did run smooth.
William Shakespeare
Love
The valiant never taste of death but once.
William Shakespeare
Death
Taste
The most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is and steal out of your company.
William Shakespeare
Company