As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, / I must not look to have; but, in their stead, / Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, / Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not" (5.3.25-28).
William ShakespeareRead
O, call back yesterday, bid time return
Interpretation
This quote expresses a longing to return to the past and undo the events that have occurred.
In this quote from Shakespeare, the speaker yearns for the ability to go back in time and revisit moments that have passed, indicating a deep desire to correct mistakes or relive cherished experiences. It reflects the human condition of nostalgia and the wish to change the course of events that have led to current circumstances, highlighting the tension between time and human agency.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of learning from our past mistakes.
As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, / I must not look to have; but, in their stead, / Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, / Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not" (5.3.25-28).
Love bears it out even to the edge of doom.
Good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people.
Absence doth sharpen love, presence strengthens it; the one brings fuel, the other blows it till it burns clear.
Lord, Lord, how this world is given to lying!
Give it an understanding, but no tongue.
It was a drowsy summer afternoon, and the Forest was full of gentle sounds, which all seemed to be saying to Pooh, 'Don't listen to Rabbit, listen to me.' So he got in a comfortable position for not listening to Rabbit.
The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.
When air conditioning, escalators, and advertising appeared, shopping expanded its scale, but also limited its spontaneity. And it became much more predictable, almost scientific. What had once been the most surprising became the most manipulated.
Man...is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized; but if he be insufficiently or ill- educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures.
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances.
The tongue may be an unruly member-- But silence poisons the soul.
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