If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottage princes' palaces.
William ShakespeareRightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake.
William ShakespeareYour face, my thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters. To beguile the time, Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye, Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under't.
William ShakespeareHot blood begets hot thoughts, And hot thoughts beget Hot deeds, And hot deeds is love.
William ShakespeareLast scene of all that ends this strange, eventful history, is second childishness and mere oblivion. I am sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
William ShakespeareWherefore was I to this keen mockery born? When at your hands did I deserve this scorn? Is't not enough, is't not enough, young man, That I did never, no, nor never can, Deserve a sweet look from Demetrius' eye, But you must flout my insufficiency?
William ShakespeareFie, thou dishonest Satan! I call thee by the most modest terms; for I am one of those gentle ones that will use the devil himself with courtesy: sayest thou that house is dark?
William ShakespeareThere is no terror, Cassius, in your threats, For I am armed so strong in honesty That they pass by me as the idle wind
William ShakespeareI have heard of your paintings too, well enough; God has given you one face, and you make yourselves another: you jig, you amble, and you lisp, and nick-name God's creatures, and make your wantonness your ignorance. Go to, I'll no more on't; it hath made me mad.
William ShakespeareShall remain! Hear you this Triton of the minnows? Mark you His absolute 'shall'?
William ShakespeareThis wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy, this Senior Junior, giant dwarf...Cupid.
William ShakespeareDo not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. Then your love would also change.
William ShakespeareCLEOPATRA: If it be love indeed, tell me how much. ANTONY: There's beggary in the love that can be reckoned. CLEOPATRA: I'll set a bourne how far to be belov'd. ANTONY: Then must thou needs find out new heaven, new earth.
William ShakespeareAs soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.
William ShakespeareO Mistress mine, where are you roaming? O, stay and hear; your true love's coming, That can sing both high and low: Trip no further, pretty sweeting; Journeys end in lovers meeting, Every wise man's son doth know. What is love? 'Tis not hereafter; Present mirth hath present laughter; What's to come is still unsure: In delay there lies not plenty; Then, come kiss me, sweet and twenty, Youth's a stuff will not endure.
William ShakespeareBut, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
William ShakespeareLady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses.
William ShakespeareWhen devils will the blackest sins put on They do suggest at first with heavenly shows
William ShakespeareBeware of entrance to a quarrel, but, being in, bear t that th' opposed may beware of thee.
William ShakespeareMy language! heavens!I am the best of them that speak this speech. Were I but where 'tis spoken.
William ShakespeareHad I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age have left me naked to mine enemies.
William Shakespeare