That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. and the best of me is diligence.

For I can raise no money by vile means. By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas

In friendship, as in love, we are often happier through our ignorance than our knowledge.

Thou seest we are not all alone unhappy: This wide and universal theatre Presents more woeful pageants than the scene Wherein we play in.

Taste your legs, sire: put them into motion.

Be to yourself as you would to your friend.

Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls: Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing; ’twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.