William Shakespeare Quotes

William Shakespeare Quotes

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.

Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.

Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.

Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.

An overflow of good converts to bad.

And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.

As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport.

As he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.

As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

Boldness be my friend.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. By that sin fell the angels.

Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked; and either may be wrong.

Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

Death is a fearful thing.

Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.

Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.

Exceeds man's might: that dwells with the gods above.

Expectation is the root of all heartache.

Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them.

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

Farewell, fair cruelty.

Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.

For I can raise no money by vile means.

For my part, it was Greek to me.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.

Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.

Go to you bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another.

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

He does it with better grace, but I do it more natural.

He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.

He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.

He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes ill deeds done!

How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

How well he's read, to reason against reading!

I am not bound to please thee with my answer.

I bear a charmed life.

I dote on his very absence.

I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad and to travel for it too!

I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.

I like not fair terms and a villain's mind.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. _________________________________________________

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