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Rulers: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

He, who the sword of heaven will bear, Should be as holy as severe; Pattern in himself to know, Grace to stand, and virtue go; More nor less to others paying, Than by self-offences weighing. Shame to him, whose cruel striking Kills for faults of his own liking.— M. M. iii.

There be, that can rule Naples As well as he that sleeps; lords, that can prate As amply and unnecessarily, As this Gonzalo.— T. ii. )

Mour

Rumour doth double, like the voice and echo, The numbers of the fear'd.— H.IV. PT. II. iii. 1

There's toys abroad; anon I'll tell thee more.— K.. i. 1

For so I have strew'd it in the common ear, And so it is receiv'd.— M. M. i. 4

By holy Paul, they love his grace but lightly, That fill his ears with such dissertious rumours.— R. III. i.

Old men, and beldams, in the streets Do prophecy upon it dangerously.— K. J. iv. 2

Open your ears: for which of you will stop The vent of hearing, when loud Rumour speaks ? I, from the orient, to the drooping west, Making the wind my post-horse, still unfold The acts commenced on this ball of earth: Jpon my tongues continual slanders ride; The which in every language I pronounce, Stuffing the ears of men with false reports. I speak of peace, while covert enmity, Under the smile of safety, wounds the world: And who but Rumour, who but only I, Make fearful musters, and prepar'd defence; Whilst the big year, swoln with some other grief, Is thought with child by the stern tyrant war, And no such matter? Rumour is a pipe Blown by surmises, jealousies, conjectures; And of so easy and so plain a stop, That the blunt monster with uncounted heads, The still discordant wavering multitude,— H. IV. PT. II. i. Ind

Can play upon it.