Braggarts
It will come to pass,That every braggart shall be found an ass.
All’s Well that Ends Well—IV. 3.
They that have the voice of lions, and the act of bares, are they not monsters?
Troilus and Cressida—III. 2.
MenCan counsel, and speak comfort to that griefWhich they themselves not feel; but tasting it,Their counsel turns to passion, which beforeWould give preceptial medicine to rage,Fetter strong madness in a silken thread,Charm ache with air, and agony with words:No, no; ’tis all men’s office to speak patienceTo those that wring under the load of sorrow;But no man’s virtue, nor sufficiency,To be so moral, when he shall endureThe like himself.
Much Ado About Nothing—V. 1.
Well, every one can master a grief, but he that has it.
Idem—II.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eatOf habit’s devil, is angel yet in this:That to the use of actions fair and goodHe likewise gives a frock, or livery,That aptly is put on: Refrain to-night:And that shall lend a kind of easinessTo the next abstinence: the next more easy:For use almost can change the stamp of nature,And either curb the devil, or throw him outWith wondrous potency.
Hamlet—III. 4.
A customMore honored in the breach, then the observance.
Idem—I. 4.