Be Rare
Though with their high wrongs I am struck to the quick,
Yet with my nobler reason ‘gainst my fury
Do I take part: the rarer action is
In virtue than in vengeance.
–The Tempest,
Act V, Scene i

Though with their high wrongs I am struck to the quick,
Yet with my nobler reason ‘gainst my fury
Do I take part: the rarer action is
In virtue than in vengeance.
–The Tempest,
Act V, Scene i

Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied;
And vice sometimes by action dignified.
–Romeo and Juliet,
Act II, Scene iii

Manhood is called foolery when it stands
Against a falling fabric.
–Coriolanus,
Act III, Scene i

Men are men, the best sometimes forget…
Men in rage strike those that wish them best.
–Othello,
Act II, Scene iii

I had rather have a fool to make me merry
than experience to make me sad
–and to travel for it too.
–As You Like It,
Act IV, Scene i

Be to yourself
As you would to your friend.
–Henry VIII,
Act I, Scene i

For when we rage, advice is often seen
By blunting us to make our wits more keen.
–A Lover’s Complaint