Category Archives: Chances Quotes

Shakespeare on Music as the Food of Love

Posted on June 1, 2012 by jimmie

“If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it; that surfeiting The appetite may sicken and so die. (Twelfth Night act 1, sc. 1) Tips for use. Answer to ‘Would you like to listen to some music?’ in a romantic setting. Music occupies the void that words cannot fill. Though Read More

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Shakespeare on Madness, Love and Poetry

Posted on May 31, 2012 by jimmie

“The lunatic, the lover and the poet, Are of imagination all compact. And, as imagination bodies forth The forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen Turns them into shapes, and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name.” (Midsummer Night’s Dream, act 5, sc. 1) Tips for use.  These famous lines lend themselves Read More

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Shakespeare on a Beautiful Female Voice

Posted on May 29, 2012 by jimmie

“….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 Read More

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Shakespeare on Talking Nonsense and Saying Nothing of Substance

Posted on May 28, 2012 by jimmie

“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) Read More

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Shakespeare, Romantic Compliments with Lilies and Roses

Posted on May 27, 2012 by jimmie

“Nor 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 Read More

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Shakespeare on Sleep as a Health-Care Remedy

Posted on May 24, 2012 by jimmie

“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 Read More

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Shakespeare and an Original Way to Say Thank you

Posted on May 23, 2012 by jimmie

 “…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…

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Shakespeare on the Improving Power of Time

Posted on May 22, 2012 by jimmie

“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 Read More

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Shakespeare on Plain Language and Clear Communications

Posted on May 20, 2012 by jimmie

“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 Read More

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Shakespeare on Power

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jimmie

“Then every thing includes itself in power, Power into will, will into appetite; And appetite, an universal wolf, So doubly seconded with will and power, Must make perforce an universal prey, And last eat up himself.” (Troilus and Cressida, act 1, sc. 3) Tips for Use.  Optimal way to concisely describe the structure of power. Read More

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