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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Perhaps not one of the more famous passages, but to me, someone who (sorry to get opinionated here) thinks psych drugs are in many cases overprescribed, this really resonates and shows remarkable insight.
Macbeth:
Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas'd,
Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow,
Raze out the written troubles of the brain,
And with some sweet oblivious antidote
Cleanse the stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff
Which weighs upon the heart?
Doctor:
Therein the patient
Must minister to himself.
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He has so many lines that resonate in many contexts. Off memory so I've probably got some of these a bit off, but the point remains:
"There's daggers in men's smiles"
"Present fears are less than horrible imaginings"
"Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill"
"What's done cannot be undone"
"The false face must hide what the false heart doth know"
I find him always worth returning too for another read.