Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me. – William Shakespeare
Since I was man,
Such sheets of fire, such bursts of torrid thunder
Such groans of roaring wind and rain, I never
Remember to have heard. – William Shakespeare
O curse of marriage that we can call these delicate creatures ours and not their appetites! – William Shakespeare
Life every man holds dear but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life. – William Shakespeare
For my own part, I would rather be in company with a dead man than with an absent one; for if the dead man gives me no pleasure, at least he shows me no contempt; whereas the absent one, silently indeed, but very plainly, tells me that he does not think me worth his attention. – Lord Chesterfield