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
I feel within me a peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience.
Interpretation
True peace comes from within, transcending external validations or status.
In this quote, Shakespeare expresses the idea that genuine peace and contentment are achieved internally, regardless of societal expectations or material success. A calm and clear conscience provides a sense of tranquility that is far more valuable than any earthly power or position.
In practice
In a motivational speech about mental health
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.
We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?
She comprehended the perversity of life, that in the struggle lies the joy.
I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.
The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.
The ear plays the role of the guide in the museum in the concert I'm taking now. We don't have an oral guide, we have to provide it ourselves. One reason why active listening is absolutely essential.
The severest test of work today, is not of our strategies, but of our imaginations and identities.
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