“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.”

“Sweets to the sweet.”

“To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them? To...”

“O all you host of heaven! O earth! What else?And shall I couple Hell?”

“I could a tale unfold whose lightest wordWould harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood,Make thy two eyes like stars start from their spheres,Thy knotted and combined locks to part,And each parti...”

“Where love is great, the littlest doubts are fear; Where little fears grow great, great love grows there.”

“I'd like to get away from earth awhileAnd then come back to it and begin over.May no fate wilfully misunderstand meAnd half grant what I wish and snatch me awayNot to return. Earth's the right plac...”

“I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter.", 1657)”

“Like all sweet dreams, it will be brief, but brevity makes sweetness, doesn't it?”

“The more wit the less courage.”

“Marriage is the grave or tomb of wit.”

“Wit beyond measure is mans greatest treasure.”