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William Shakespeare on Communication

1564–1616 England

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13 quotes

Your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

He has strangled
His language in his tears.

Henry VIII (1613)

She speaks poniards, and every word stabs.

A heavy heart bears not a humble tongue.

It may be right; but you are i' the wrong
To speak before your time.

Measure for Measure (1603)

There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very gesture.

Thou whoreson Zed! thou unnecessary letter!

King Lear (1608)

I would be loath to cast away my speech, for besides that it is excellently well penn'd, I have taken great pains to con it.

Here will be an old abusing of God's patience and the king's English.

I had a thing to say,
But I will fit it with some better time.

King John (1598)

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)

You taught me language; and my profit on't
Is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you
For learning me your language!

The tongues of mocking wenches are as keen
As is the razor's edge invisible,
Cutting a smaller hair than may be seen
Above the sense of sense; so sensible
Seemeth their conference; their conceits have wings
Fleeter than arrows, bullets, wind, thought, swifter things.

Attribution

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