1. Nearly every published line of Shakespeare was written in iambic pentameter--- this alleged quote is not.
2. Shakespeare would almost certainly have used thee, thou, thine, etc, instead of you and your.
3. I would bet that none of the websites that claim this is from Shakespeare will tell us exactly where it is to be found--- which sonnet, or what act and scene from which play.
4. The only (unlikely) possibility I can think of is that it is a thought of Shakespeare's, but re-written in modern language, without preserving the poetic meter. It simply doesn't sound like Shakespeare as it stands. That's why I would like to see exactly where it supposedly comes from, as I said in (3) above.
Thank you. I came across it recently and it really resonated deeply. I ponder it often. There are more than a few ways to absorb it. It sounds so simple, but if you sit on it, it can be a bit haunting in its complexity. I love things like that. Like a gift that keeps on giving. :)
As is so often the case, Shakespeare said it well:
"This above all: to thine own self be true..." (although Polonius didn't have too much to recommend him)
@ Tink So very True
Definitely one of his :)
1. Nearly every published line of Shakespeare was written in iambic pentameter--- this alleged quote is not.
2. Shakespeare would almost certainly have used thee, thou, thine, etc, instead of you and your.
3. I would bet that none of the websites that claim this is from Shakespeare will tell us exactly where it is to be found--- which sonnet, or what act and scene from which play.
4. The only (unlikely) possibility I can think of is that it is a thought of Shakespeare's, but re-written in modern language, without preserving the poetic meter. It simply doesn't sound like Shakespeare as it stands. That's why I would like to see exactly where it supposedly comes from, as I said in (3) above.
Very true
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