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Cerimon Monologue from Pericles

From Pericles by William Shakespeare

male · philosophical · 59 sec

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I hold it ever, Virtue and cunning were endowments greater Than nobleness and riches: careless heirs May the two latter darken and expend; But immortality attends the former, Making a man a god. ’Tis known, I ever Have studied physic, through which secret art, By turning o’er authorities, I have, Together with my practice, made familiar To me and to my aid the blest infusions That dwell in vegetives, in metals, stones; And I can speak of the disturbances That nature works, and of her cures; which doth give me A more content in course of true delight Than to be thirsty after tottering honour, Or tie my pleasure up in silken bags, To please the fool and death.

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Cerimon reflects on the value of virtue and knowledge over wealth and nobility, expressing his dedication to the healing arts and the pursuit of true delight.

40s · trust · virtue · knowledge · honor · immortality

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