We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
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William ShakespeareHamlet (c. 1600), Act IV, scene 5
About William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet, widely regarded as the greatest writer in English. (1564-1616)
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- This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.Hamlet (c. 1600), Act I, scene 3
- Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.Twelfth Night (c. 1601), Act II, scene 5
- Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.Measure for Measure (1604), Act I, scene 4
- There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.Hamlet (c. 1600), Act II, scene 2
- Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none.All's Well That Ends Well (c. 1605), Act I, scene 1
- The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.Julius Caesar (1599), Act I, scene 2
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