Adages Quote by William Shakespeare

“Strong Mercy: My desires are many and my cry is pitiful, but ever didst thou save me by hard refusals; and this strong mercy…

— Rabindranath Tagore

I am ever Thine. If Thou cast me out, who shall take me in? If Thou disregard me, who shall look on me? More…

— Lancelot Andrewes

Thou art a cat, and a rat, and a coward.

— Miguel de Cervantes

Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word or lose thy self-respect.

— Marcus Aurelius

“Conquer thyself, till thou hast done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite…

— Anonymous

If thou seest anything in thyself which may make thee proud, look a little further and thou shalt find enough to humble thee; if…

— Francis Quarles

Dare to look up to God and say, Deal with me in the future as Thou wilt; I am of the same mind as…

— Epictetus

. . . yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way:…

— William Shakespeare

“Make thee another self for love of me, That beauty still may live in thine or thee”

— William Shakespeare

But thou, through good and evil, praise and blame, Wilt not thou love me for myself alone? Yes, thou wilt love me with exceeding…

— Thomas B. Macaulay

“1. To account nothing of one’s self, and to think always kindly and highly of others, this is great and perfect wisdom. Even shouldest…

— Thomas à Kempis

If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it.

— William Penn