Truth and beauty Quote by William Shakespeare

““Truth may seem, but cannot be; Beauty brag, but 'tis not she: Truth and beauty buriéd be.””

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“Thou hast no figures nor no fantasies Which busy care draws in the brains of men; Therefore thou sleep’st so sound. Julius Caesar (2.1.248-251)”

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