William Shakespeare Quotes
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Poor wretches that depend On greatness' favor, dream as I have done; Wake, and find nothing.
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Pardon's the word to all.
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GLOUCESTER: I do not know that Englishman alive With whom my soul is any jot at odds, More than the infant that is born to-night: I thank my God for my humility.
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When you depart from me sorrow abides and happiness takes his leave.
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Grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front; And now, instead of mounting barbed steeds To fright the souls of fearful adversaries, He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of a lute.
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But flies an eagle flight, bold and forth on, Leaving no tract behind.
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Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
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I see that the fashion wears out more apparel than the man.
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Virtue itself scapes not calumnious strokes.
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Love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
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Farewell the tranquil mind! farewell content! Farewell the plumed troops, and the big wars That make ambition virtue.
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IAGO: She that was ever fair and never proud, Had tongue at will and yet was never loud, Never lack'd gold and yet went never gay, Fled from her wish and yet said 'Now I may,' She that being anger'd, her revenge being nigh, Bade her wrong stay and her displeasure fly, She that in wisdom never was so frail To change the cod's head for the salmon's tail; She that could think and ne'er disclose her mind, See suitors following and not look behind, She was a wight, if ever such wight were,-- DESDEMONA: To do what? IAGO: To suckle fools and chronicle small beer.
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Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably.
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There are many events in the womb of time which will be delivered.
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Good with out evil is like light with out darkness which in turn is like righteousness whith out hope.
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Our holy lives must win a new world's crown.
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Let me confess that we two must be twain, although our undivided loves are one.
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Oft have I heard that grief softens the mind And makes it fearful and degenerate.
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I 'gin to be aweary of the sun, And wish th' estate o' th' world were now undone.
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Good God, the souls of all my tribe defend From jealousy!
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Farewell! thou art too dear for my possessing.
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Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle; I am no traitor's uncle, and that word "grace" In an ungracious mouth is but profane.
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a girl takes too much time to love and a few seconds to hate. but a boy takes a few seconds to love and too much time to hate.
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There is a devilish mercy in the judge, if you'll implore it, that will free your life, but fetter you till death.