William Shakespeare

Quotes by William Shakespeare

Featured quote“To be, or not to be: that is the question.”William Shakespeare

Quotes by William Shakespeare

“Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench for this gear.” William Shakespeare

“Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.” William Shakespeare

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“Use every man after his desert, and who should scape whipping?” William Shakespeare

“Where every something, being blent together turns to a wild of nothing.” William Shakespeare

“We are time's subjects, and time bids be gone.” William Shakespeare

“Truly, I would not hang a dog by my will, much more a man who hath any honesty in him.” William Shakespeare

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“Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time.” William Shakespeare

Nature Time Brainy Strange Fellows

“O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!” William Shakespeare

“'Tis better to bear the ills we have than fly to others that we know not of.” William Shakespeare

“The valiant never taste of death but once.” William Shakespeare

Death Wise Drama Valiant

“Lord, Lord, how subject we old men are to this vice of lying!” William Shakespeare

Lie Old Men Lord

“Exceeds man's might: that dwells with the gods above.” William Shakespeare

God Man Might Exceeds Dwell Above

“He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.” William Shakespeare

“Men shut their doors against a setting sun.” William Shakespeare

“They say miracles are past.” William Shakespeare

“Most dangerous is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue.” William Shakespeare

“O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.” William Shakespeare

Fire Heaven Bright Muse Invention

“I never see thy face but I think upon hell-fire.” William Shakespeare

“There have been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them.” William Shakespeare

“Such as we are made of, such we be.” William Shakespeare

“Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.” William Shakespeare

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“Now is the winter of our discontent.” William Shakespeare

“In a false quarrel there is no true valor.” William Shakespeare

“I shall the effect of this good lesson keeps as watchman to my heart.” William Shakespeare

“Let no such man be trusted.” William Shakespeare

“'Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.” William Shakespeare

“The attempt and not the deed confounds us.” William Shakespeare

“So foul and fair a day I have not seen.” William Shakespeare

“My pride fell with my fortunes.” William Shakespeare

“Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?” William Shakespeare