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• It is a wise father that knows his own child. -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Merchant of Venice -- Act ii, Sc.
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• I dote on his very absence. -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Merchant of Venice -- Act i, Sc.
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• There is no vice so simple but assumes Some mark of virtue in his outward parts.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Merchant of Venice -- Act iii, Sc. 2...
• When he is best, he is a little worse than a man; and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Merchant of Venice -- Act i, Sc. 2...
• The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Merchant of Venice -- Act i, Sc.
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• My meaning in saying he is a good man, is to have you understand me that he is sufficient.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Merchant of Venice -- Act i, Sc. 3...
• They are as sick that surfeit with too much, as they that starve with nothing.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Merchant of Venice -- Act i, Sc. 2...
• If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces.
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• He is well paid that is well satisfied. -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Merchant of Venice -- Act iv, Sc.
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