I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano, A stage, where every man must play a part; And mine a sad one. The Merchant of Venice Quote Act i. scene. 1.

Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer. QuoteAct i. sce. 2. 

I dote on his very absence. The Merchant of Venice Quote Act i. scene. 2.

The devil can cite scripture for his purpose. Quote Act i. sce. 3.

Mislike me not for my complexion, The shadow’d livery of the burnish’d sun. Quote Act ii. scene. 1. 

It is a wise father that knows his own child. Merchant of Venice Quote Act ii. sce. 2.

In the twinkling of an eye. The Merchant of Venice Quote Act ii. scene. 2. 

But love is blind, and lovers cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit. Quote Act ii. sce. 6. 

All that glisters is not gold. The Merchant of Venice Quote. Act ii.