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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. – William Shakespeare	added by ValidVibes 3 years ago
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee. – George Herbert	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again. – Omar Khayyám	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Forbear to mention what thou canst not praise. – Matthew Prior	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. 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. – William Shakespeare, "Hamlet", Act 1 scene 3	added by anonymous 13 years ago
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. – William Shakespeare, Hamlet	added by anonymous 13 years ago
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. – Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, Scene 3	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Death be not proud, though some have called theeMighty and dreadfull, for thou art not so,For, those, whom thou thinkst, thou dost overthrow, die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. – John Donne, Death Be Not Proud	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others for thou has many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou are not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will? – Thomas a Kempis	added by anonymous 13 years ago
To thine own self be true -; And it must follow as the night the day; Thou canst not be false to any man – William Shakespeare	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind. – John Milton	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Doubt 'til thou canst doubt no more...doubt is thought and thought is life. Systems which end doubt are devices for drugging thought. – Albert Guerard	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others for thou has many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou are not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will – Thomas a Kempis	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion – Job 3831 Bible	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Men seek out retreats for themselves in the country, by the seaside, on the moutains. . .But all this is unphilosophical to the last degree. . .when thou canst at a moment's notice retire into thyself. – Marcus Aelius Aurelius	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Neither a borrower nor a lender be For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. 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. – William Shakespeare	added by anonymous 14 years ago
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. – William Shakespeare	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadfull, for thou art not so, For, those, whom thou thinkst, thou dost overthrow, die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. – John Donne	added by anonymous 14 years ago

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