A Quote by William Shakespeare

Wise men ne'er sit and wail their woes, but presently prevent the ways to wail.

William Shakespeare

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Men Prevent Sit Ways Wise Wise Men Woes

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William Shakespeare
English - Playwright
April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616

Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.

William Shakespeare

And men my prophet wail deride!

Ilona Andrews

Such night in England ne'er had been, nor ne'er again shall be.

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Alas! the praise given to the ear Ne'er was nor ne'er can be sincere.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

I ne'er could any lustre see In eyes that would not look on me; I ne'er saw nectar on a lip But where my own did hope to sip.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Who ne'er his bread in sorrow ate, Who ne'er the mournful midnight hours Weeping upon his bed has sate, He knows you not, ye Heavenly Powers.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Wouldst thou wisely, and with pleasure, Pass the days of life's short measure, From the slow one counsel take, But a tool of him ne'er make; Ne'er as friend the swift one know, Nor the constant one as foe.

Friedrich Schiller

Ne'er to meet, or ne'er to part, is peace.

Edward Young

A little too wise, they say, do ne'er live long.

Thomas Middleton

Let a man be ne'er so wise, he may be caught with sober lies.

Jonathan Swift

Sit by my side, and let the world slip: we shall ne'er be younger.

William Shakespeare

Tis strange the miser should his cares employTo gain those riches he can ne'er enjoy;Is it less strange the prodigal should wasteHis wealth to purchase what he ne'er can taste?