"It is certain that either wise bearing..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
It is certain that either wise bearing or ignorant carriage is caught as men take diseases, one of another.
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“Who knows himself a braggart, Let him fear this; for it will come to pass That every braggart will be found an ass.”
“In me thou see'st the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth take away Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. -Sonnet 73”
“The commonwealth of Athens is become a forest of beasts.”
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“The written word has this advantage, that it lasts and can await the time when it is allowed to take effect.”
“It is amazing what one ray of sunshine can do for a man!”
“People ask 'do you make a conscious effort not to swear?' - if you're doing silly stuff you're not tempted to put swearing in. All the comics from my childhood, who were funny without swearing, were the people that influenced me. What I do is quite traditional anyway.”