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• And he that stands upon a slippery place Makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King John -- Act iii, Sc. 4...
• Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward! Thou little valiant, great in villany!
  Thou ever strong upon the stronger side! Thou Fortune's champion that dost never fight But when her humorous ladyship is by To teach thee safety....
• The selfsame heaven That frowns on me looks sadly upon him.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Richard III -- Act v, Sc. 3...
• Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King John -- Act iii, Sc. 4...
• There live not three good men unhanged in England; and one of them is fat and grows old.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Henry IV -- Act ii, Sc. 4...
• Off with his head! -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Richard III -- Act iii, Sc. 4
• She 's adorned Amply that in her husband's eye looks lovely,-- The truest mirror that an honest wife Can see her beauty in.
  -- John Tobin (1770-1804) -- The Honeymoon, Act iii, Sc. 4...
• How is 't with you, That you do bend your eye on vacancy?
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Hamlet -- Act iii, Sc. 4...
• You have displac'd the mirth, broke the good meeting, With most admir'd disorder.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Macbeth -- Act iii, Sc. 4...