Timon of Athens Quotes
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“Not within the leaf of pity writ.”
“We have seen better days.”
“Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.”
“You are an alchemist; make gold of that.”
“Men shut their doors against a setting sun.”
“Every man has his fault, and honesty is his.”
“'T is lack of kindly warmth they are not kind.”
“The fire i th' flint
Shows not till it be struck”
“Every room
Hath blaz'd with lights, and bray'd with minstrelsy.”
“I am not of that feather to shake off
My friend when he most needs me.”
“Magic of bounty! all these spirits thy power
Hath conjur'd to attend! I know the merchant.”
“Other incident throes
That nature's fragile vessel doth sustain
In life's uncertain voyage.”
“Wikipedia: Timon of Athens”
“Here's that, which is too weak to be a sinner, —
Honest water, which ne'er left man i' the mire.”
“Wikisource: Timon of Athens”
“When we for recompense have prais'd the vile,
It stains the glory in that happy verse
Which aptly sings the good.”
“No levelled malice
Infects one comma in the course I hold;
But flies an eagle flight, bold, and forth on,
Leaving no track behind.”
“Immortal gods, I crave no pelf;
I pray for no man but myself:
Grant I may never prove so fond,
To trust man on his oath or bond.”
“Timon will to the woods; where he shall find
The unkindest beast more kinder than mankind.
The gods confound — hear me, you good gods all —
The Athenians both within and out that wall!
And grant, as Timon grows, his hate may grow
To the whole race of mankind, high and low!
Amen.”