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There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.

William Shakespeare

What light through yonder window breaks?

William Shakespeare

Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day.

William Shakespeare

Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

William Shakespeare

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

William Shakespeare

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

Plutarch

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

William Shakespeare

Nothing will come of nothing.

William Shakespeare

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

George Washington

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

James Madison