Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

Source: William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II, scene i (1599). Complete Stanza: Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head; And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, Read More…

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Source: King Henry VI Part 2 (1590) by William Shakespeare; Act IV, scene vii.

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Source: King Henry VI Part 2 (1590) play by William Shakespeare; Saye, scene vii.

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Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none – William Shakespeare

Source: William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well. Act I, scene 1.

Love all Trust a few do wrong to none.

Source: William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well. Act I, scene 1.

My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break.

Source: William Shakespeare → The Taming of the Shrew → Act 4, Scene 3, Page 4.

Action Is Eloquence.

Source: William Shakespeare, Coriolanus (c. 1607-08), Act III, scene 2, line 76.