I'll give thee armour to keep off that word: Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy, To comfort thee, though thou art banished.

I’ll give thee armour to keep off that word:
Adversity’s sweet milk, philosophy,
To comfort thee, though thou art banished.

– William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 3. Friar Laurence offers comfort to Romeo over his exile from Verona. He uses the nurturing metaphor of "sweet milk" because philosophy helps you through difficulties and allows you to put them into perspective.

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