O, ten times faster Venus’ pigeons fly
To seal love’s bonds new-made, than they are wont
To keep obliged faith unforfeited!
That ever holds: who riseth from a feast
With that keen appetite that he sits down?
–Merchant of Venice,
Act II, scene vi
But when you have our roses,
You barely leave our thorns to prick ourselves
And mock us with our bareness.
–All’s Well That Ends Well,
Act IV, Scene ii
Get thee to a nunnery:
why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?
—Hamlet,
Act III, Scene i
Men have died from time to time, and worms have eaten them, but not for love.
–As You Like It,
Act IV, Scene i
When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
–Merry Wives of Windsor,
Act V, Scene v
Weigh oath with oath, and you will nothing weigh:
Your vows to her and me, put in two scales,
Will even weigh, and both as light as tales.
–A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Act II, Scene ii
Thou subtle, perjur’d, false, disloyal man!
Think’st thou I am so shallow, so conceitless,
To be seduced by thy flattery?
–Two Gentlemen of Verona,
Act IV, Scene ii
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