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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O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason!

Julius Cæsar (1599)

Vex not his ghost: Oh; let him pass! he hates him,
That would upon the rack of this tough world
Stretch him out longer.

Give you a reason on compulsion! if reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion, I.

How use doth breed a habit in a man!
This shadowy desert, unfrequented woods,
I better brook than flourishing peopled towns.

Charity itself fulfills the law.
And who can sever love from charity?

Advance our standards, set upon our foes Our ancient world of courage fair St. George Inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons.

Then westward ho! Grace and good disposition
Attend your ladyship!

How long a time lies in one little word!
Four lagging winters and four wanton springs
End in a word: such is the breath of kings.

Richard II (1595)

Your wisdom is consum'd in confidence.
Do not go forth to-day.

Julius Cæsar (1599)

Thou tyrant!
Do not repent these things, for they are heavier
Than all thy woes can stir: therefore, betake thee
To nothing but despair.

The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul!
Thy friends suspect for traitors while thou liv'st,
And take deep traitors for thy dearest friends!

Richard III (1591)

There is gold for you.
Sell me your good report.

Cymbeline (1611)

Milk-liver'd man!
That bear'st a cheek for blows, a head for wrongs,
Who hast not in thy brows an eye discerning
Thine honor from thy suffering.

King Lear (1608)

Commit
The oldest sins the newest kind of ways?

Robes and furr'd gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it.

King Lear (1608)

O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?

Romeo and Juliet (1595)

Minutes, hours, days, months, and years,
Pass'd over to the end they were created,
Would bring white hairs unto a quiet grave.
Ah, what a life were this!

What's a drunken man like, fool?
Like a drowned man, a fool and a madman: one draught above heat makes him a fool; the second mads him; and a third drowns him.

What infinite heart's ease
Must kings neglect, that private men enjoy?
And what have kings that privates have not too,
Save ceremony, save general ceremony?

Henry V (1599)

Fie, fie upon her!
There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip,
Nay, her foot speaks; her wanton spirits look out
At every joint and motive of her body.

Troilus and Cressida (1602)

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