Walter Savage LandorNo truer word, save God's, was ever spoken, Than that the largest heart is soonest broken.
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When Shakespeare wrote that no truer word, save God's, was ever spoken, he was most likely speaking about love. He also most likely meant that there is no truer way to love than to give it all away.
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