William Shakespeare on Quarreling

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“In a false quarrel there is no true valour.”

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“Thy head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of meat.”

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“But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake.”

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“Thou! why, thou wilt quarrel with a man that hath a hair more, or a hair less, in his beard than thou hast: thou wilt quarrel with a man for cracking nuts, having no other reason but because thou hast hazel eyes.”

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