Shakespeare on a Beautiful Female Voice

Another Juno, who starves the ears she feeds“….another Juno, who starves the ears she feeds
And makes them hungry, the more she gives them speech.”
(Pericles act5, sc.1)

Tips for use. Perfect reply to the question, “Do you like my singing?” Or if she apologized for having called you on the phone. The Latin Poet Ovid, ancient expert in matters of the heart says, “A persuasive thing is song; let women learn to sing – with many, voice instead of face has been their procuress.” (Art of Love, chapter 3)
Not all ladies with pleasant voices know how to sing. This is what inspired the English poet Coleridge to say, “Swans sing before they die – ’twere no bad thing
Should certain persons die before they sing.”
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Shakespeare on Talking Nonsense and Saying Nothing of Substance

Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing“Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.” (Merchant of Venice, act 1, sc. 1)

Tips for use. These lines fit any of the many who talk nonsense, or say nothing with the largest number of words. A category of people who does not lack members, at the office, in public life and so on. Search what they said and what you find, if anything, is not worth the search. Change ‘Gratiano’ Continue reading

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Shakespeare, Romantic Compliments with Lilies and Roses

Sonnet 98. Nor did I wonder at the lilies whiteNor did I wonder at the lily’s white,
Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose.
They were but sweet, but figures of delight,
Drawn after you, you pattern of all those
. (SON.98)

Tips for use. Keep these lines at hand when you sense that your better half, girlfriend or significant other is ready for more compliments. Or maybe she has been away for a long time and you meet her at the airport.
Sonnet 98, as well as many others, were not actually addresses to a woman but to a young man. This piece of information reflects literary accuracy, not reservations on the issue. Continue reading

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Shakespeare on Social Darwinism

An analogy to illustrate differences and equalities among individuals… clay and clay differs in dignity,
Whose dust is both alike.”
(Cymbeline, act 4, sc.1)

Tips for Use.  This is the reply to yesterday’s views of King Lear on Socialism. It is equally the implied argument of neo-liberals, evangelists and imperialists of all colors and shades.  If you belong to this class here is a powerful  philosophical argument to support your anti-leftist and anti-socialist views.
Less awkwardly the quote can apply to situations, or people, or even things where it is important to emphasize the difference rather than the similarity. Even, possibly, during an interview or verbal exchange where your counterpart tries to say that there is no qualitative or substantial difference between you and others. In an interview it could be an answer to questions of the type, Continue reading

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Shakespeare, Socialism and the 99%

reason not the need“O, reason not the need: our basest     beggars
Are in the poorest thing superfluous:
Allow not nature more than nature needs,
Man’s life’s as cheap as beast’s”
(King Lear act 2, sc. 4)

Tips for Use.  To allay the concerns of some American viewer that this website may be veering to the left, tomorrow we will post a quotation in praise of capitalism. Still, if you are not a staunch right-winger and a strong believer in trickle down economics, this is the quotation for you. Nor these are not the only lines that would promote or sustain.. Continue reading

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Shakespeare on Sleep as a Health-Care Remedy

Shakespeare quote on the benefits of sleep“The best of rest is sleep,
And that thou oft provokest; yet grossly fear’st
Thy death, which is no more.”
(Measure For Measure act 3, sc.1)

Tips for Use. Here is a quotation that, divided into sections, can be applied in three different contexts. That the best of rest is sleep, is a medical or fitness formula that requires no explanations. The addition “…and that thou oft provokes”  can be included into a presentation as an ironic ending by the speaker, e.g. “If some of you has fallen asleep, remember… Continue reading

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Shakespeare and an Original Way to Say Thank you

 Shakespeare quote for thank you“…within this wall of flesh
There is a soul that counts thee her creditor
And with advantage means to pay thy love.”
(King John act 3, sc. 1)

Tips for Use.  For any occasion when you wish to be original in expressing gratitude, rather than the universal “thank you”.
If you like… Continue reading

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Shakespeare on the Improving Power of Time

How many things by seasons seasoned are, to their right praise...“How many things by season season’d are
To their right praise, and true perfection.”
(Merchant of Venice act 5, sc. 1)

Tips for Use.  Two possible applications. One, to justify the delay of a decision. “Give it time, how many things… true perfection”. Or as a compliment to a woman who is afraid of her age, “Of you it can be said, how many things….. perfection.”
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Shakespeare on Love at First Sight

Whoever loved that loved not at first sightWho ever loved that loved not at first sight?” (As You Like It, act 3, sc. 5)

Tips for Use.  The theme of love at first sight is frequent in Shakespeare’s plays. Maybe because questions such as ‘When did you first like me?’ or ‘When did you begin to love me?’ or similar, are a recurrent topic in intimate romantic conversations. Besides, ladies (and, who knows, some males too), like to think that they made an immediate appeal, irrespective of how long it took for the relationship to develop. Continue reading

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Shakespeare on Plain Language and Clear Communications

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told“An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.” (King Richard III act 4, sc. 4)

Tips for Use.  A good prelude before explaining a seemingly complex question in its own simple and understandable terms. Or before you undertake the task of translating into plain English a proposition expressed in double-speak and other Orwellian terms. The examples, just in political and corporate life,  are so many as to overload the bandwidth allotted to this site. Recent examples: the administration’s use of the term “quantitative easing” for “printing money” or the financial industry’s … Continue reading

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