What did William Shakespeare mean by: Why, all delights are vain; but that most vain, Which, with pain purchas’d, doth inherit pain. - William Shakespeare Playwright · England Copy
+ Oft have I heard that grief softens the mind And makes it fearful and degenerate. Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023January 10, 2024, William Shakespeare, Fear, Grief, 0 - William Shakespeare Playwright · England
+ Crabbed age and youth cannot live together: Youth is full of pleasance, age is full of care. Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023January 10, 2024, William Shakespeare, Age, Youth, 0 - William Shakespeare Playwright · England
+ He that is proud eats up himself: pride is his own glass, his own trumpet, his own chronicle. Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023January 10, 2024, William Shakespeare, Downfall, Pride, 0 - William Shakespeare Playwright · England
+ Then imitate the action of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023January 10, 2024, William Shakespeare, Action, Strength, 0 - William Shakespeare Playwright · England
+ This liberty is all that I request. Feraz Zeid, October 1, 2023December 26, 2023, William Shakespeare, Liberty, 0 - William Shakespeare Playwright · England
+ Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile; Filths savour but themselves. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023January 13, 2024, William Shakespeare, Goodness, Perception, Wisdom, 0 - William Shakespeare Playwright · England
+ Men’s evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water. Feraz Zeid, December 14, 2023January 10, 2024, William Shakespeare, Evil, Manners, Virtues, 0 - William Shakespeare Playwright · England
+ Fight to the last gasp. Feraz Zeid, July 14, 2023December 12, 2023, William Shakespeare, Fight, War, 0 - William Shakespeare Playwright · England
Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A vain man finds his account in speaking good or evil of himself. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it. - Michelangelo Artist · Italy
One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea. - Walter Bagehot Economist and journalist · England
Pain is unjust, and all the arguments That cannot soothe it only rouse suspicion. - Jean Racine Playwright · France
A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
Provided a man is not mad, he can be cured of every folly but vanity. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
