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- Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat him as he could be, and will become as he should be.
- Jimmy Johnson
- Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, but not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy; for the apparel oft proclaims the man.
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Hamlet, Act I, sc. 3
- Thou art not for the fashion of these times, where none will sweat but for promotion.
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), As You Like It, Act II, sc. 3
- The fashion wears out more apparel than the man.
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Much Ado About Nothing, Act III, sc. 3
- Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Macbeth, Act 1, sc. 3
- In the night, imagining some fear, how easy is a bush suppos'd a bear!
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act V, sc.1
- Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Measure for Measure, Act I, sc.4
- To fear the foe, since fear oppresseth strength, gives in your weakness strength unto your foe.
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Richard II, Act III, sc. 2
- The quality of mercy is not strain'd, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, sc. 1
- No ceremony that to great ones 'longs, not the king's crown, nor the deputed sword, the marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe, become them with one half so good a grace as mercy does.
- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Measure for Measure, Act II, sc. 2
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