I do profess to be no less than I seem; to serve him truly that will p…

William Shakespeare
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I do profess to be no less than I seem; to serve him truly that will put me in trust: to love him that is honest; to converse with him that is wise, and says little; to fear judgment; to fight when I cannot choose; and to eat no fish. ✨ William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Pope (1821). Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, p.49
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