William Shakespeare Quotes

1564–1616 England

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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Also known as: Shakespeare, Shakespeare, William, Shakespearean, Shakspeare

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Your name is great
In mouths of wisest censure.

Othello (1603)

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

O ye gods,
Render me worthy of this noble wife!

Julius Cæsar (1599)

I am as poor as Job, my lord, but not so patient.

Bosom up my counsel,
You'll find it wholesome.

Henry VIII (1613)

Modest doubt is call'd
The beacon of the wise.

Troilus and Cressida (1602)

In the sweetest bud
The eating canker dwells.

For 'tis a physic
That's bitter to sweet end.

Measure for Measure (1603)

Our chariots and our horsemen be in readiness.

Cymbeline (1611)

Great floods have flown
From simple sources.

The wound of peace is surety,
Surety secure.

Troilus and Cressida (1602)

The Hebrew will turn Christian: he grows kind.

I stand for judgment: answer: shall I have it?

To be once in doubt
Is once to be resolv'd.

Othello (1603)

Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.

When the mind's free,
The body's delicate.

King Lear (1608)

Society is no comfort
To one not sociable.

Cymbeline (1611)

Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks.

All is not well;
I doubt some foul play.

He sleeps by day
More than the wild-cat.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Shakespeare (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.