"Of all knowledge the wise and good..." - Quote by William Shakespeare

“And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking with lack-lustre eye, Says very wisely, 'It is ten o'clock: Thus we may see', Quoth he, 'how the world wags: 'Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour more 'twill be eleven; And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe, And then from hour to hour we rot and rot.”

“Tis a happy thing To be the father unto many sons.”

“There's daggers in men's smiles.”

“If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he is of going further. How can a part know the whole?”

“I think it is impossible for one human being really to know another without first knowing and being at peace with himself.”

“Marry, sir, they praise me and make an ass of me. Now my foes tell me plainly I am an ass; so that by my foes, sir, I profit in the knowledge of myself, any by my friends I am abused; so that, conclusions to be as kisses, if your four negatives make your two affirmatives, why then, the worse for my friends, and the better for my foes.”

“So wise so young, they say, do never live long.”

“In every age the wisest have passed the identical judgment on life: it is worthless.”

“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”