Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 3
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William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language. Known for his iconic works such as "Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet," and "Macbeth," Shakespeare's plays continue to be performed and studied around the world, showcasing his profound understanding of human nature and his timeless storytelling.
1564–1616·lived 52 years
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 3
Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
That was a man indeed!
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.
To thine own self, be true.
Parting is such sweet sorrow
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
All that glitters is not gold.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.
Love all, trust a few,Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemyRather in power than use; and keep thy friendUnder thy own life's key: be check'd for silence,But never tax'd for speech.
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.
For I can raise no money by vile means.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be.Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3
I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad and to travel for it too!The Taming of the Shrew, Act 1, Scene 2
If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul.Henry V, Act 4, Scene 3
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.Titus Andronicus, Folio, 1623
The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact.A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5, Scene 1
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.Henry VI, Part 3, Act 3, Scene 2
Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent.The Merchant of Venice, Act 1, Scene 1
They do not love that do not show their love.The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act I, Scene II, 1594
Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love.Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2
To be, or not to be, that is the question.Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1
This above all; to thine own self be true.Hamlet, Act I, Scene III
Time and the hour run through the roughest day.Macbeth
Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.Henry VIII
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.Henry IV, Part 2, Act 3, Scene 1
When we are born we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.King Lear, Act 4, Scene 6
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.Henry VI, Part 3, Act 5, Scene 6
Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds.SHAKE-SPEARES SONNETS, 1609
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.The Merchant of Venice, Act 1, Scene 1
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.The Merchant of Venice, Act I, Scene III
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.Measure for Measure, Act II, Scene I
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 5
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.Reflections on Spelling and the Authorship Question, Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship, 2018
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5, Scene 1
Love is too young to know what conscience is.Sonnet 151, The Works of William Shakespeare, 1609
Hell is empty and all the devils are here.The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 2
Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.Henry IV, Part 2, Act IV, Scene I, 1600
Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act II, Scene I
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act 2, sc. 7, l. 18ff (2.7.18-20) (c. 1590)
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.Measure for Measure, 1623
Though she be but little, she is fierce.A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 3, Scene 2
No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.King Lear, Act 3, Scene 2
The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.Othello, Act 1, Scene 3
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.Othello, Act 2, Scene 3
Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.The Taming of the Shrew, IV, ii, 41
The course of true love never did run smooth.A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1
This life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honour, is but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.Troilus and Cressida, Act 3, Scene 3
Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.The Tempest, Act 2, Scene 1
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!King Lear, Act 1, Scene 4, 1606
Brevity is the soul of wit.Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2
Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.Timon Of Athens, Act 1, sc. 1, l. 108
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1
It is a wise father that knows his own child.The Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Scene 2
The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 2
How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.The Merchant of Venice, Act 5, Scene 1
There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face.Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 4
Now is the winter of our discontent.Richard III, Act 1, Scene 1
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.Measure for Measure, Act 1, Scene 4
Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2
If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, Scene 1
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene II, 1623
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.Henry VIII, Act 1, Scene 1, 1613
There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.Julius Caesar, Act 4, Scene 3
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.Julius Caesar, Act 2, Scene 2
Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.Henry VI, Part 2, Act 4, Scene 7
No legacy is so rich as honesty.All's Well That Ends Well, 1623
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.As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII
Now, God be praised, that to believing souls gives light in darkness, comfort in despair.Henry VI, Part 2, Act II, Scene I, Oxford University Press, ed, 2003
Boldness be my friend.Cymbeline, Act I, Scene VI
We know what we are, but know not what we may be.Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 5
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 5
If music be the food of love, play on.Twelfth Night, Act 1, Scene 1
Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.Julius Caesar, Act 2, Scene 2
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.As You Like It, Act 5, sc. 1, l. 30ff (1599)
Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.Wuthering Heights, Chapter 7, 1847
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.All's Well That Ends Well, Act 1, Scene 1
That’s all 81 quotes by William Shakespeare.