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Character Quotes by William Shakespeare
- There is a kind of character in thy life, That to the observer doth thy history, fully unfold.
- I say, without characters, fame lives long.
- To wilful men, the injuries that they themselves procure must be their schoolmasters.
- One man in his time plays many parts.
- Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
- Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
- To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
- Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls: Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing;…
- Men should be what they seem.
- In thy face I see the map of honour, truth and loyalty.
- Do you set down your name in the scroll of youth, that are written down old with all the characters of age?
- Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I ha' lost my reputation, I ha' lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial!
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