"Tax not so bad a voice to..." - Quote by William Shakespeare

“Shall we upon the footing of our landSend fair-play orders, and make compromise,Insinuation, parley, and base truce,To arms invasive?”

“Tis better using France than trusting France;Let us be back'd with God, and with the seas,Which He hath given for fence impregnable,And with their helps only defend ourselves;In them, and in ourselves, our safety lies.”

“I will be brief. Your noble son is mad.”

“There is nothing on earth intended for innocent people so horrible as a school.”

“And, as for what is called improving conversation, that is merely the foolish method by which the still more foolish philanthropist feebly tries to disarm the just rancour of the criminal classes.”

“Those trying to explain pictures are as a rule completely mistaken.”

“I get the most joy in life out of music.”

“I didn't come after Elvis and Dylan, I've been around always. But if I see or meet a great artist, I love 'em.”

“If we respected only what is inevitable and has a right to be, music and poetry would resound along the streets.”