"Rich honesty dwells like a miser, Sir,..." - Quote by William Shakespeare

“Free from gross passion or of mirth or anger”

“I am the Prince of Wales; and think not, Percy, To share with me in glory any more: Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere.”

“That strain again! It had a dying fall:O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet soundThat breathes upon a bank of violets,Stealing and giving odour! Enough; no more:'Tis not so sweet as it was before.”

“In friendship we find nothing false or insincere; everything is straight forward, and springs from the heart.”

“Great men are sincere.”

“I like sayers of no better than I like sayers of yes.”

“Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues. Be active in business, that temptation may miss her aim; the bird that sits is easily shot.”

“Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.”

“It makes him contemptible to be considered fickle, frivolous, effeminate, mean-spirited, irresolute, from all of which a prince should guard himself as from a rock; and he should endeavour to show in his actions greatness, courage, gravity, and fortitude; and in his private dealings with his subjects let him show that his judgments are irrevocable, and maintain himself in such reputation that no one can hope either to deceive him or to get round him.”