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Lay Quotes by William Shakespeare
- The weariest and most loathed worldly life, that age, ache, penury and imprisonment can lay on nature is a paradise, to what we fear of…
- Orpheus with his lute made trees, And the mountain tops that freeze, Bow themselves, when he did sing; To his music, plants and flowers Ever…
- Upon thy cheek I lay this zealous kiss, as seal to the indenture of my love.
- Lay aside life-harming heaviness, And entertain a cheerful disposition.
- That is the way to lay the city flat, To bring the roof to the foundation, And bury all, which yet distinctly ranges, In heaps…
- This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,--often the surfeit of our own behavior,--we make guilty of our…
- Come away, come away, Death, And in sad cypress let me be laid; Fly away, fly away, breath, I am slain by a fair cruel…
- Two households, both alike in dignity In fair Verona, where we lay our scene From ancient grudge break to new mutiny Where civil blood makes…
- Lay not that flattering unction to your soul, That not your trespass but my madness speaks.
- Teach me, dear creature, how to think and speak; Lay open to my earthy-gross conceit, Smother'd in errors, feeble, shallow, weak, The folded meaning of…
- If there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it, Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a…
- Oh why rebuke you him that loves you so? / Lay breath so bitter on your bitter foe.
- Antonio: Will you stay no longer? nor will you not that I go with you? Sebastian: By your patience, no. My stars shine darkly over…
- Lay on, McDuff, and be damned he who first cries, 'Hold, enough!
More Lay Quotes
- Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. — Mary Astell
- Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of… — Saint Augustine
- A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. — Francis Bacon
- When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I… — Drew Barrymore
- Here is everything which can lay hold of the eye, ear and imagination - everything which can charm and bewitch the simple… — John Adams
- We can't cross that bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time. — Bernard Baruch
- To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense. — Ambrose Bierce
- I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to have. I… — Judy Blume
- A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. — David Brinkley
- Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open. — James Broughton
- Every day I wake up and I lay in bed counting my blessings and saying my prayers for how fortunate I am… — Luke Bryan
- Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a… — Samuel Butler