Bows Quote by William Shakespeare

“can't withstand thee, then, old man. Not reasoning; not remonstrance; not entreaty wilt thou hearken to; all this thou scornest. Flat obedience to thy…

— Herman Melville

“Flattery is a weapon”

— Saad Ireland

“I'll lock thy heaven from thee. O, that men's ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!”

— William Shakespeare

“And while thou livest, dear Kate, take a fellow of plain and uncoined constancy; for he perforce must do thee right, because he hath…

— William Shakespeare

Shorten my days thou canst with sullen sorrow, And pluck nights from me, but not lend a morrow; Thou canst help time to furrow…

— William Shakespeare

“If thou be powerful, make thyself to be honoured for knowledge and for gentleness. Speak with authority, that is, not as if following injunctions,…

— Ptahhotep

Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.

— Tacitus

Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.

— Saadi

“let not thy sword skip one: Pity not honour'd age for his white beard; He is an usurer: strike me the counterfeit matron; It…

— William Shakespeare

O majesty unspeakable and dread!Wert thou less mighty than Thou art,Thou wert, O Lord, too great for our belief,Too little for our heart.

— Frederick William Faber

Take now this Ring,' he said; 'for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy, but in all it will support thee and defend…

— Anonymous

Gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite The man that mocks at it and sets it light.

— William Shakespeare