William Shakespeare on Discord

“Take but degree away, untune that string, And, hark, what discord follows! each thing meets In mere oppugnancy.”

“Believe me, lords, my tender years can tell Civil dissension is a viperous worm That gnaws the bowels of the commonwealth.”

“If they perceive dissension in our looks And that within ourselves we disagree, How will their grudging stomachs be provoked To wilful disobedience and rebel!”