Romeo: Is love a tender thing? It is too rough;
Too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn.Mercutio: If love be rough with you, be rough with love;
Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.
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Beautiful Quotes - Shakespeare edition
שיריםSome of my favorite quotes by Shakespeare. Mostly about love and death, but also other things such as betrayal or wisdom.
Romeo/Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet (act 1 - scene 4)
Romeo: Is love a tender thing? It is too rough;
Too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn.Mercutio: If love be rough with you, be rough with love;
Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.