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I must be cruel only to be kind; thus bad begins, and worse remains behind.

William Shakespeare

Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

William Shakespeare

Journeys end in lovers meeting.

William Shakespeare

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

William Shakespeare

The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.

William Shakespeare

There was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently.

William Shakespeare

O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!

William Shakespeare

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.

William Shakespeare

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

William Shakespeare

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break.

William Shakespeare