"you saw her fair, none else being..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
you saw her fair, none else being by,Herself pois'd with herself in either eye;But in that crystal scales let there be weigh'dYour lady's love against some other maidThat I will show you shining at this feast,And she shall scant show well that now seems best.
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“Time hath not yet so dried this blood of mine,Nor age so eat up my invention,Nor fortune made such havoc of my means,Nor my bad life reft me so much of friends,But they shall find awaked in such a kindBoth strength of limb and policy of mind,Ability in means, and choice of friends,To quit me of them throughly.”
“O! Let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven; keep me in temper; I would not be mad!”
“Glory grows guilty of detested crimes.”
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“Never never never compare yourself to the beautiful girls. There's always someone gorgeous who will make you feel like you're not. It's a total confidence buster!”