Quotes
from William Shakespeare – Have more than thou showest
“But
I am constant as the Northern Star,
Of
whose true fixed and resting quality
There
is no fellow in the firmament.”
―
William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
“A
wretched soul, bruised with adversity,
We
bid be quiet when we hear it cry;
But
were we burdened with light weight of pain,
As
much or more we should ourselves complain.”
―
William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
“If
there is a good will, there is great way.”
―
William Shakespeare
“Let's
talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs;
Make
dust our paper and with rainy eyes
Write
sorrow on the bosom of the earth,
Let's
choose executors and talk of wills”
―
William Shakespeare, Richard II
“We
are oft to blame in this, -
'tis
too much proved, - that with devotion's visage,
and
pios action we do sugar o'er
the
devil himself.”
―
William Shakespeare, Hamlet
“Where
love is great, the littlest doubts are fear; Where little fears grow great,
great love grows there.”
―
William Shakespeare, Hamlet
“You
taught me language, and my profit on't / Is, I know how to curse”
―
William Shakespeare, The Tempest
“Discretion
is the better part of valor.”
―
William Shakespeare
“O
me, you juggler, you canker-blossom, you thief of love!”
―
William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“Thou
weigh'st thy words before thou givest them breath.”
―
William Shakespeare, Othello
“He
was a man, take him for all in all,
I
shall not look upon his like again.”
―
Wm. Shakespeare , Hamlet
“I
hold my peace, sir? no;
No,
I will speak as liberal as the north;
Let
heaven and men and devils, let them all,
All,
all, cry shame against me, yet I'll speak.”
―
William Shakespeare, Othello
“In
peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility; but
when the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitate the action of the tiger;
stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, disguise fair nature with hard-favor'd
rage.”
―
William Shakespeare, Henry V
“If
it be now, ’tis not to come. If it be not to come, it will be now. If it be not
now, yet it will come—the readiness is all.”
―
William Shakespeare, Hamlet
“Methought
I heard a voice cry, Sleep no more!
Macbeth
does murder sleep, - the innocent sleep;
Sleep
that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care,
The
death of each day's life, sore labour's bath,
Balm
of hurt minds, great nature's second course,
Chief
nourisher in life's feast.”
―
William Shakespeare, Macbeth
“Mark
it, nuncle.
Have
more than thou showest,
Speak
less than thou knowest,
Lend
less than thou owest,
Ride
more than thou goest,
Learn
more than thou trowest,
Set
less than thou throwest,
Leave
thy drink and thy whore
And
keep in-a-door,
And
thou shalt have more
Than
two tens to a score.”
―
William Shakespeare, King Lear
“You
are thought here to the most senseless and fit man for the job.”
―
William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
“Remember
me.”
―
William Shakespeare, Hamlet
“Take
it in what sense thou wilt.”
―
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
“If
we should fail?
Lady
Macbeth:
We
fail?
But
screw your courage to the sticking place,
And
we'll not fail.”
―
William Shakespeare, Macbeth
“For
man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion.”
―
William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
