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Sonnet 54 is one of 154 sonnets published in 1609 by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare.It is considered one of the Fair Youth sequence. This sonnet is a continuation of the theme of inner substance versus outward show by noting the distinction between roses and canker blooms; only roses can preserve their inner essence by being distilled into perfume.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a popular adage from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her family's rival house of Montague. The reference is used to state that the names of things do not affect what they really are.
Here is a compiled list of quotes about friends and friendship: 50 friendship quotes "A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside."
“The language of friendship is not words but meanings.” — Henry David Thoreau “Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” — John Evelyn. Funny friendship quotes
"A rose is a rose is a rose" and its variants have been contrasted with Shakespeare's "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." [3] The sentence was heavily promoted by Stein's life partner Alice B. Toklas; for example, she sold plates with the sentence going all the way around.
Columnist Pete Waters looks at what it takes to be a friend, and highlights some folks who didn't understand the assignment.
Rosa rubiginosa (sweet briar, [2] sweetbriar rose, [3] sweet brier or eglantine; [2] syn. R. eglanteria) is a species of rose native to Europe and western Asia ...
Loosely based on William Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing, Anyone But You is chock-full of references to its source material that could be easily overlooked by the casual viewer.