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William Shakespeare on
Society
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“
Society is no comfort To one not sociable.
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William Shakespeare,
Cymbeline
(1611), Act IV, scene 2, line 12. Reported in
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations
(1922), p. 724–25.
Wikiquote: "Society"
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sociable
society
comfort
“
To make society The sweeter welcome, we will keep ourself Till supper-time alone.
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William Shakespeare,
Macbeth
(1605), Act III, scene 1, line 42. Reported in
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations
(1922), p. 724–25.
Wikiquote: "Society"
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suppertime
society
sweeter
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Whilst I was big in clamour came there in a man, Who, having seen me in my worst estate, Shunn'd my abhorr'd society.
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William Shakespeare,
King Lear
(1608), Act V, scene 3, line 208. Reported in
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations
(1922), p. 724–25.
Wikiquote: "Society"
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