William Shakespeare Quotes

O' What may man within him hide, though angel on the outward side!

My lord, they say five moons were seen to-night-- Four fixed, and the fifth did whirl about The other four in wondrous motion.

If love be blind, it best agrees with night

Dreams, indeed, are ambition; for the very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream. And I hold ambition of so airy and light a quality that it is but a shadow's shadow.

I wish my horse had the speed of your tongue.

Hang there like fruit, my soul, Till the tree die!

For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground, and tell sad stories of the death of kings... All murdered; for within the hollow crown that rounds the mortal temples of a king, keeps Death his court... and with a little pin bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!

My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, and till she stoop she must not be full-gorged, for then she never looks upon her lure.

Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel; But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatch'd, unfledg'd comrade.

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

The villany you teach me I shall execute; and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.

What is more miserable than discontent?

The devil knew what he did when he made men politic; he crossed himself by it.

It were a grief so brief to part with thee. Farewell.

There is some soul of goodness in things evil, Would men observingly distill it out.

My life, my joy, my food, my ail the world!

This rough magic I here abjure and when I have required some heavenly music, which even now I do, to work mine end upon their senses that this airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, bury it certain fathoms in the earth, and deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll drown my book.

Heaven - the treasury of everlasting life.

For honesty coupled to beauty, is to have honey a sauce to sugar.

We suffer a lot the few things we lack and we enjoy too little the many things we have.

Things without all remedy should be without regard: what's done is done.

Thou seest I have more flesh than another man, and therefore more frailty.

Thrice is he arm'd that hath his quarrel just, And he but naked, though lock'd up in steel, Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.

A miracle. Here's our own hands against our hearts. Come, I will have thee, but by this light I take thee for pity. Beatrice: I would not deny you, but by this good day, I yield upon great persuasion, and partly to save your life, for I was told you were in a consumption. Benedick: Peace. I will stop your mouth.

Speak of me as I am. Nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice.

In jest, there is truth.

Summer's lease hath all too short a date.

Why, I can smile and murder whiles I smile, And cry 'content' to that which grieves my heart, And wet my cheeks with artificial tears, And frame my face for all occasions

Modest wisdom plucks me from over-credulous haste.

By that sin fell the angels.

One whom the music of his own vain tongue doth ravish like enchanting harmony.

Show me a mistress that is passing fair, what doth her beauty serve but as a note where I may read who pass'd that passing fair?

If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect. We are advertis'd by our loving friends.

I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in.

I came, saw, and overcame.

There's many a man hath more hair than wit.

The undeserver may sleep when the man of action is called on.

Thou art sad; get thee a wife, get thee a wife!

Time and the hour run through the roughest day.

O, call back yesterday, bid time return

No matter where; of comfort no man speak: 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

I...Kisss the tender inward of thy hand.

O, let him pass. He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.

I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true 'The empty vessel makes the greatest sound'.

The eye sees all, but the mind shows us what we want to see.

But yet, I say, if imputation and strong circumstances, which lead directly to the door of truth, will give you satisfaction, you may have it.

Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

When you depart from me sorrow abides and happiness takes his leave.