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11 soul stirring quotes by William Shakespeare

TNN | Last updated on - Jan 20, 2017, 16:12 IST

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Love looks with the mind

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
(A Midsummer Night's Dream)

2/11

Miracles happen

Nothing almost sees miracle, but misery!
(King Lear)

3/11

Discover yourself

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
(Hamlet)

4/11

Love all

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
(All's Well That Ends Well)

5/11

Be honest

No legacy is so rich as honesty.
(All's Well That Ends Well)

6/11

The path of love

The course of true love never did run smooth.
(A Midsummer Night's Dream)

7/11

Knowledge is the wing

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.
(Henry VI, Part 2)

8/11

Love is...

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.
(Romeo and Juliet)

9/11

Be yourself

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.
(Hamlet)

10/11

Brevity

Brevity is the soul of wit.
(Hamlet)

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Wisdom

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
(As You Like It)

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