See thou character62. Give thy thoughts no tongue,
Nor any unproportioned thought his63 act.
Be thou familiar64, but by no means vulgar.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried65,
Grapple66 them to thy soul with hoops of steel,
But do not dull thy palm67 with entertainment
Of each new-hatched, unfledged68 comrade: beware
Of entrance to a quarrel, but being in,
Bear't that th'opposed70 may beware of thee.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice:
Take each man's censure72, but reserve thy judgement:
Costly thy habit73 as thy purse can buy,
But not expressed in fancy74; rich, not gaudy:
For the apparel oft proclaims the man,
And they in France of the best rank and station
Are of a most select and generous chief in that77.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry80.
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false83 to any man.
Farewell: my blessing season this84 in thee!
LAERTES Most humbly do I take my leave, my lord.
POLONIUS The time invites you. Go, your servants tend86.
LAERTES Farewell, Ophelia, and remember well
What I have said to you.
OPHELIA 'Tis in my memory locked,
And you yourself shall keep the key of it.