Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever,-One foot in sea and one on shore, To one thing constant never.

William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, Act II, scene iii Verified source · How we source quotes
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These lines open the song that Balthasar sings in Act II, scene iii of Much Ado About Nothing, at Don Pedro's request. Benedick, hiding in the garden, listens and mocks the music. The song advises women not to grieve over faithless men, since men were deceivers ever, and to turn their sighs into a cheerful refrain instead.

Source: Much Ado About Nothing, Act II, scene iii

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