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#31

“Listen to many, speak to a few.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

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#32

“One may smile, and smile, and be a villain; at least I'm sure it may be so in Denmark.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

1196 likes

#33

“Conscience doth make cowards of us all.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

tags: shakespeare

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#34

“Sweets to the sweet, farewell! I hoped thou shouldst have been my Hamlet’s wife; I thought thy bride-bed to have decked, sweet maid, And not have strewed thy grave.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

tags: death, love, shakespeare

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#35

“God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another.”
― Shakespeare, Hamlet

tags: deceit, falsehood

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#36

“What do you read, my lord?
Hamlet: Words, words, words.
Lord Polonius: What is the matter, my lord?
Hamlet: Between who?
Lord Polonius: I mean, the matter that you read, my lord.”
― William Shakespeare

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#37

“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

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#38

“Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

tags: madness

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#39

“I must be cruel only to be kind;
Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind.”
― William Shakespeare , Hamlet

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#40

“Words, words, words.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

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#41

“If we are true to ourselves, we can not be false to anyone.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

tags: polonius

458 likes

#42

“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

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#43

“Said Hamlet to Ophelia,
I'll draw a sketch of thee.
What kind of pencil shall I use?
2B or not 2B?”
― Spike Milligan

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#44

“The voice of Love seemed to call to me, but it was a wrong number.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Very Good, Jeeves!

tags: humor, love

1199 likes

#45

“There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?'"
"The mood will pass, sir.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters

tags: appearance, bad-mood, clothes, dejection, humor

733 likes

#46

“He had the look of one who had drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom.”
― P.G. Wodehouse

tags: disappointment, expression, face, life, satire

645 likes

#47

“At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies.”
― P.G. Wodehouse , Uneasy Money

tags: adeptness, dexterity, men, poise, superiority, women

567 likes

#48

“I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters

tags: bad-mood, disgruntlement, humor

494 likes

#49

“She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to say "when". ”
― P.G. Wodehouse

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#50

“I always advise people never to give advice.”
― P.G. Wodehouse

tags: advice

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#51

“A melancholy-looking man, he had the appearance of one who has searched for the leak in life's gas-pipe with a lighted candle.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, The Man Upstairs and Other Stories

tags: depression, humor, melancholy, wit

419 likes

#52

“If there is one thing I dislike, it is the man who tries to air his grievances when I wish to air mine.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens

tags: humor, selfishness

395 likes

#53

“Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?”
― P.G. Wodehouse , Mike and Psmith

tags: humor, misfortune, sombre-mood

266 likes

#54

“It was one of those parties where you cough twice before you speak and then decide not to say it after all.”
― P.G. Wodehouse

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#55

“The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, The Adventures of Sally

tags: guns, humor, hunting, perspective, shooting

233 likes

#56

“If he had a mind, there was something on it.”
― P.G. Wodehouse

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#57

“Oh, Jeeves,' I said; 'about that check suit.'
Yes, sir?'
Is it really a frost?'
A trifle too bizarre, sir, in my opinion.'
But lots of fellows have asked me who my tailor is.'
Doubtless in order to avoid him, sir.'
He's supposed to be one of the best men in London.'
I am saying nothing against his moral character, sir.”
― P. G. Wodehouse

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#58

“It is true of course, that I have a will of iron, but it can be switched off if the circumstances seem to demand it.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Morning

tags: iron-will

137 likes

#59

“It is no use telling me there are bad aunts and good aunts. At the core, they are all alike. Sooner or later, out pops the cloven hoof. ”
― P.G. Wodehouse

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#60

“She fitted into my biggest arm-chair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing arm-chairs tight about the hips that season”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves

tags: humor

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