Give Them an Inch
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
—Timon of Athens,
Act III, Scene vi
Category: Bitter
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September 18
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September 17
Crocodile Tears
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum;
And he, long traded in it, makes it seem
Like rivers of remorse and innocency.–King John,
Act IV, Scene iii -
September 13
Dumb As
You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things!
-Julius Caesar,
Act I, Scene i -
September 4
Bitter Betrayals
Marry, his kisses are Judas’s own children.
-As You Like It,
Act III, Scene iv -
September 1
Pretense Protection
Few love to hear the sins they love to act…
Who has a book of all that monarchs do,
He’s more secure to keep it shut than shown.-Pericles,
Act I, Scene i -
August 11
Deadly Chameleon
Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile,
And cry ‘Content’ to that which grieves my heart,
And wet my cheeks with artificial tears,
And frame my face to all occasions.
I’ll drown more sailors than the mermaid shall…-Henry VI Part 3,
Act III, Scene ii -
August 9
Facade
Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
-Pericles,
Act I, Scene iv
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