Robert Greene

Though men determine, the gods doo dispose: and oft times many things fall out betweene the cup and the lip.

English Playwright

Robert Burns

In my conscience, I believe that my heart has been so oft on fire that it is absolutely vitrified.

Scottish Poet

Bryan Procter

So mightiest powers buy deepest calms are fed, And sleep, how oft, in things that gentlest be!

English Poet

William Shakespeare

The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.

Lucretius

The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.

Roman Poet

Baltasar Gracian

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

Spanish Philosopher

Edmund Spenser

He that strives to touch the starts, oft stumbles at a straw.

Christoph Martin Wieland

Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes.

German Poet

Herbert Hoover

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.

American President

Francis Bacon

A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.

English Philosopher

While 'oft' means the same as 'often', it gives a text a poetic or old-fashioned tone.

Literary Flavor

'Oft' is considered archaic, so it's rare in contemporary dialogue but common in literature.

Archaic Usage

Understanding 'oft' can help in appreciating classic literature and historical texts.

Cultural Nuance

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