O, what may man within him hide, though angel on the outward side!

—William Shakespeare

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About William Shakespeare

Portrait of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard"....

More quotations from William Shakespeare

Our bodies are our gardens to which our wills are gardeners.

—William Shakespeare

Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose that you resolved to effect.

—William Shakespeare

Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently. For in the very torrent, tempest, and as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.

—William Shakespeare

This above all: to thine own self be true; And it must follow, as the night the day; Thou canst not then be false to any man.

—William Shakespeare

In peace there's nothing so becomes a man/
As modest stillness and humility;/
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,/
Then imitate the action of the tiger:/
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.

—William Shakespeare

More quotations tagged with “hiding”

The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection.

—Henry Ward Beecher

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If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn't spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say.

—Gail Honeyman in Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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God is hiding in the world and our task is to let the divine emerge from our deeds.

—Abraham Joshua Heschel

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I'm not trying to hide my past. I've learned a lot from it. It's made me who I am today, and I'm proud of who I've become.

—Amber Lynn Natusch in Undertow

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A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

—Nathaniel Hawthorne

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