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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Like to the time o' the year between the extremes
Of hot and cold, he was nor sad nor merry.

We are gentlemen,
That neither in our hearts, nor outward eyes
Envy the great, nor do the low despise.

And if his name be George, I'll call him Peter;
For new-made honour doth forget men's names.

The red wine first must rise
In their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em
Talk us to silence.

Henry VIII (1613)

Well, God's above all; and there be souls must be saved, and there be souls must not be saved.

Othello (1603)

Often, to our comfort, shall we find
The sharded beetle in a safer hold
Than is the full-wing'd eagle.

Cymbeline (1610)

My pity hath been balm to heal their wounds,
My mildness hath allay'd their swelling griefs.

Here burns my candle out; ay, here it dies,
Which, whiles it lasted, gave King Henry light.

Better to leave undone, than by our deed
Acquire too high a fame, when him we serve's away.

I well believe
Thou wilt not utter what thou dost not know;
And so far will I trust thee.

O, train me not, sweet mermaid, with thy note,
To drown me in thy sister's flood of tears.

I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts:
I am no orator, as Brutus is;
* * I only speak right on.

Julius Cæsar (1599)

I so lively acted with my tears
That my poor mistress, moved therewithal,
Wept bitterly.

Silence is the perfectest herald of joy:
I were but little happy, if I could say how much.

Now from head to foot
I am marble-constant: now the fleeting moon
No planet is of mine.

There have sat
The live-long day, with patient expectation,
To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome.

Julius Cæsar (1599)

Compare her face with some that I shall show;
And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.

Romeo and Juliet (1597)

Bid that welcome
Which comes to punish us, and we punish it
Seeming to bear it lightly.

If thou read this, O Cæsar, thou mayst live;
If not, the Fates with traitors do contrive.

Julius Cæsar (1599)

How would you be,
If He, which is the top of judgment, should
But judge you as you are?

Measure for Measure (1603)

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