All Lovers Swear More Performance Than They Are Able, And Yet Reserve An Ability That They Never Perform

All Lovers Swear More Performance Than They Are Able, And Yet Reserve An Ability That They Never Perform

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All lovers swear more performance than they are able, and yet reserve
an ability that they never perform; vowing more than the perfection
of ten, and discharging less than the tenth part of one.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Troilus and Cressida
-- Act iii, Sc. 2

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