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Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?

William Shakespeare

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

William Shakespeare

As merry as the day is long.

William Shakespeare

The golden age is before us, not behind us.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

Plutarch

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

William Shakespeare

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

George Washington

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

John Adams

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.

Thomas Jefferson

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

James Madison