"Pray, do not mock me.I am a..." - Quote by William Shakespeare

“I will do anything, Nerissa, ere I'll be married to a sponge.”

“Ships are but boards, sailors but men; there be land-rats and water-rats, water-thieves and land-thieves, I mean pirates, and thenthere is the peril of waters, winds, and rocks.”

“All is well ended, if the suit be won.”

“To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.”

“Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.”

“When you're older you want to learn from other people.”

“Let your actions always speak for you, but be forever on guard against the terrible traps of false pride and conceit that can halt your progress. The next time you are tempted to boast, just place your fist in a full pail of water, and when you remove it, the hole remaining will give you a correct measure of your importance.”

“You cannot attain to charity except through humility.”

“Am I crazy or am I a genius? I don't think I'm either.”