Things May Serve Long, But

Can You Nominate In Order Now The Degrees Of The Lie? I Will Name You The Degrees. The First, The Retort Courteous; The Second, The Quip Modest; The Third, The Reply Churlish; The Fourth, The Reproof Valiant; The Fifth; The Countercheck Quarrelsome; The Sixth, The Lie With Circumstance; The Seventh, The Lie Direct. All These You May Avoid But The Lie Direct; And You May Avoid That Too, With An If. . . . Your If Is The Only Peace-maker; Much Virtue In If.

Benvolio: What Sadness Lengthens Romeo's Hours? Romeo: Not Having That, Which, Having, Makes Them Short.

Wisdom And Fortune Combating Together, If That The Former Dare But What It Can, No Chance May Shake It.

O, What Men Dare Do! What Men May Do! What Men Daily Do, Not Knowing What They Do.

I Can Express No Kinder Sign Of Love, Than This Kind Kiss.