Famous Quotes | Do not, as some ungracious...
Do not, as some ungracious pastors do,
Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven,
Whilst like a puffed and reckless libertine
Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads,
And recks not his own rede.
- William Shakespeare
Attribution: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Ophelia, in Hamlet, act 1, sc. 3, l. 47-51. To her brother, Laertes, who has been urging her not listen to Hamlet’s advances; “ungracious” means lacking grace; “puffed” means bloated; “recks” means heeds; “rede” means advice.
Categories: Advice, Dramatist, Hypocrisy, Preaching
