Being true Quote by William Shakespeare

“Love all. Trust a few. Do wrong to none. This above all: to thine own self be true. No legacy is so rich as honesty. Brevity is the soul of wit” quote by William Shakespeare — Download Open image

“Love all. Trust a few. Do wrong to none. This above all: to thine own self be true. No legacy is so rich as honesty. Brevity is the soul of wit”

William Shakespeare

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