William Shakespeare

A surfeit of the sweetest things
the deepest loathing to the stomach brings.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Everything that grows holds in perfection but a moment.

Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

It is one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

Let them obey that know not how to rule.

Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds.

Niether a borrower nor a lender be.

Suit the action to the word, word to action.

Tempt not a desperate man.

There's small choice in rotten apples.
All from - William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616

About: William Shakespeare is presumed to have been born at Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England on this day in 1564, and is known to have died on 23 Apr in 1616. In between, he wrote and played in a number of plays, most of which are still produced today, and is also known for a good bit of poetry. Along the way, he introduced more words into the English language than anyone else. His works have been translated into more languages than any other English author, and he is the most quoted author of all time. These are a dozen short bits of advice from the Bard of Avon.