"The apprehension of the good Gives but..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
The apprehension of the good Gives but the greater feeling to the worse.
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“Shakespearean fish swam the sea, far away from land;Romantic fish swam in nets coming to the hand.”
“To get everything you want is not a good thing. Disease makes health seem sweet. Hunger leads to the appreciation of being full-fed. Tiredness creates the enjoyment of resting”
“Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade To shepherds, looking on their silly sheep, Than doth a rich embroider'd canopy To kings that fear their subjects treachery?”
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“Words reduce reality to something the human mind can grasp, which isn’t very much.”
“Things base and vile, holding no quantity, Love can transpose to form and dignity. Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. Nor hath Love's mind of any judgment taste; Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.”
“I look crazy, but I'm not. And the funny thing is, that other people don't look crazy, but they are.”