The villany you teach me I shall execute; and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. — William Shakespeare
Do all men kill the things they do not love ............ The quality of mercy is not strain'd It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest It blesseth him that gives and him that takes — William Shakespeare
Though justice be thy plea consider this, that in the course of justice none of us should see salvation. — William Shakespeare
There is no vice so simple but assumes some mark of virtue on his outward parts. — William Shakespeare
I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? — William Shakespeare
Though justice be Thy plea, consider this: That in the course of justice none of us should see salvation. We do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. — George Bernard Shaw
If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him. — William Shakespeare
We do pray for mercy, and that same prayer doth teach us all to render the deeds of mercy. — William Shakespeare
They are sick that surfeit with too much, as they that starve with nothing. — William Shakespeare
All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold: Gilded tombs do worms enfold. — William Shakespeare
The moon shines bright. In such a night as this. When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees and they did make no noise, in such a night. — William Shakespeare
All that glitters is not gold. — William Shakespeare
The villany you teach me I shall execute; and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. — William Shakespeare
Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? — William Shakespeare
Do all men kill the things they do not love ............ The quality of mercy is not strain'd It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest It blesseth him that gives and him that takes — William Shakespeare
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. — William Shakespeare
The brain may devise laws for the blood, but a hot temper leaps o'er a cold decree. — William Shakespeare
Hanging and wiving goes by destiny. — William Shakespeare
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank Here we will sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears; soft stillness, and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony — William Shakespeare
Though justice be thy plea consider this, that in the course of justice none of us should see salvation. — William Shakespeare
There is no vice so simple but assumes some mark of virtue on his outward parts. — William Shakespeare
The quality of mercy is not strained — William Shakespeare
There is a big difference between The Merchant of Venice and a photograph of two males of different races in an erotic pose on a marble table top. — Jesse Helms
You take my house when you do take the prop
That doth sustain my house; you take my life
When you do take the means whereby I live. — William Shakespeare
I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? — William Shakespeare
Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer. — William Shakespeare
All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told. — William Shakespeare
In religion, What damned error but some sober brow Will bless it, and approve it with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament? — William Shakespeare
Though justice be Thy plea, consider this: That in the course of justice none of us should see salvation. We do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. — George Bernard Shaw
If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him. — William Shakespeare
We do pray for mercy, and that same prayer doth teach us all to render the deeds of mercy. — William Shakespeare
I am never merry when I hear sweet music. — William Shakespeare
Affection, mistress of passion, sways it to the mood of what it likes or loathes. — William Shakespeare
The weakest kind of fruit drops earliest to the ground. — William Shakespeare
So may the outward shows be least themselves; The world is still deceived with ornament. — William Shakespeare
How many things by season seasoned are To their right praise and true perfection! — William Shakespeare
I do know of these That therefore only are reputed wise For saying nothing. — William Shakespeare
I am sir Oracle, and when I ope my lips, let no dog bark. — William Shakespeare
All things that are, are with more spirit chased than enjoyed. — William Shakespeare
Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search. — William Shakespeare
These blessed candles of the night. — William Shakespeare
When he is best, he is a little worse than a man; and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. — William Shakespeare
If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge. — William Shakespeare
They are sick that surfeit with too much, as they that starve with nothing. — William Shakespeare
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe. — William Shakespeare
You have too much respect upon the world; They lose it that do buy it with much care — William Shakespeare
Bassanio: Do all men kill all the things they do not love? Shylock: Hates any man the thing he would not kill? Bassanio: Every offence is not a hate at first. — William Shakespeare
All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold: Gilded tombs do worms enfold. — William Shakespeare
Tell me where is fancy bred, Or in the heart, or in the head? — William Shakespeare
I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano! — William Shakespeare
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