To Thine Own Self Be True Speech from Hamlet by William Shakespeare Journal

By: Notebooks, Golding

This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

One of William Shakespeare's greatest and most famous speeches, these words delivered by Polonius to Laertes in Hamlet have the power to inspire writers of all ages and backgrounds. They have influenced and fired the imaginations of audiences, actors and readers for more than 400 years.

Features of this journal are:

6x9in, 110 pages lined (standard, B&W) on both sides front title and owner's contact details page cover soft, matte
Writing is a process of self-discovery, and the elegant To Thine Own Self Be True Speech from Hamlet by William Shakespeare Journal seeks to inspire all writers as well as fans of great literature. It is a Shakespeare notebook that is bound to make perfect William Shakespeare gifts for teacher or student, actor or theatregoer, or memorable Shakespeare gifts for women and men, young and old.

The speech in full runs:

These few precepts in thy memory
See thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue,
Nor any unproportioned thought his act.
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.
Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel;
But do not dull thy palm with entertainment
Of each new-hatch'd, unfledged comrade. Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel, but being in,
Bear't that the opposed may beware of thee.
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy;
For the apparel oft proclaims the man,
And they in France of the best rank and station
Are of a most select and generous chief in that.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1095792466
• ISBN13: 9781095792469
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"