Gossip Stings
For vice repeated is like the wandering wind.
Blows dust in other’s eyes, to spread itself…
–Pericles,
Act I, Scene i
Tag: Pericles
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May 22
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April 30
Don’t Be Influenced
Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
— Pericles,
Act I Scene iv -
March 24
Look Inside
Opinion’s but a fool that makes us scan
The outward habit for the inward man.–Pericles,
Act II, Scene ii -
February 6
Feed Your Joy
Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast.
–Pericles,
Act II, Scene iii -
Romantic Collusion
Romantic Collusion
When my love swears that she is made of truth
I do believe her, though I know she lies…Therefore I lie with her and she with me,
And in our faults by lies we flatter’d be.–Sonnet CXXXVIII (138)
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Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Is he a dove? his feathers are but borrowed,
For he’s disposed as the hateful raven:
Is he a lamb? his skin is surely lent him,
For he’s inclined as is the ravenous wolf.
Who cannot steal a shape that means deceit?–Henry VI Part 2,
Act III, Scene i -
Cover Girl
Cover Girl
How courtesy would seem to cover sin,
When what is done is like an hypocrite,
The which is good in nothing but in sight!–Pericles,
Act I, Scene i