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“Listen to many, speak to a few.”

— William Shakespeare

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We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

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Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

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This life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honour, is but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

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It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

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If music be the food of love, play on.

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Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.

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