Popular Quotes Through Time

Though I am not naturally honest, I am sometimes so by chance.

You speak an infinite deal of nothing.

I'll note you in my book of memory.

Opinion, a sovereign mistress of effects.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

Literature is a comprehensive essence of the intellectual life of a nation.

A flock of blessings light upon thy back.

The purest treasure mortal times can afford is a spotless reputation.

When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.

Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.

Gently to hear, kindly to judge.

This above all; to thine own self be true.

Life's uncertain voyage.

I understand a fury in your words. But not your words.

I would give all of my fame for a pot of ale and safety.

To weep is to make less the depth of grief.

A very little thief of occasion will rob you of a great deal of patience.

A smile cures the wounding of a frown.

Nothing can come of nothing.

Of all base passions, fear is the most accursed.