Quotes

Lord, what fools these mortals be! ~ A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Once I sat upon a promontory,
And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back,
Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath,
That the rude sea grew civil at her song,
And certain stars shot madly from their spheres
To hear the sea-maid's music. ~ A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Lovers and madmen have such seething brains,
Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend
More than cool reason ever comprehends. ~ A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare My soul is in the sky. ~ A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare The course of true love never did run smooth. ~ A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind. ~ A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare After all, the true seeing is within. ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot There is no creature whose inward being is so strong that it is not greatly determined by what lies outside it. ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot Pride helps us; and pride is not a bad thing when it only urges us to hide our own hurts—not to hurt others. ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot For pain must enter into its glorified life of memory before it can turn into compassion. ~ Middlemarch by George Eliot