Could Shakespeare give a theory of Shakespeare?

We seek our friend not sacredly, but with an adulterate passion which would appropriate him to ourselves.

The craft of the merchant is this bringing a thing where it abounds to where it is costly.

There is a good ear, in some men, that draws supplies to virtue out of very indifferent nutriment.

Life is a series of surprises.

A friend is Janus-faced: he looks to the past and the future. He is the child of all my foregoing hours, the prophet of those to come, and the harbinger of a greater friend.

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.