William Shakespeare Quotes
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A noble shalt thou have, and present pay; And liquor likewise will I give to thee, And friendship shall combine, and brotherhood.
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And all my mother came into mine eyes And gave me up to tears.
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Promising is the very air o' th' time; it opens the eyes of expectation. Performance is ever duller for his act; and, but in the plainer and simpler kind of people, the deed of saying is quite out of use. To promise is most courtly and fashionable; performance is a kind of will or testament which argues a great sickness in his judgment that makes it.
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Here feel we but the penalty of Adam, The seasons' difference, as the icy fang And churlish chiding of the winter's wind, Which, when it bites and blows upon my body, Even till I shrink with cold, I smile.
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Now all the youth of England are on fire, And silken dalliance in the wardrobe lies; Now thrive the armorers, and honor's thought Reigns solely in the breast of every man.
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Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
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Young men's love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.
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So now I have confessed that he is thine, And I my self am mortgaged to thy will, My self I'll forfeit, so that other mine, Thou wilt restore to be my comfort still.
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I cannot speak your england.
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Officers, what offence have these men done? DOGBERRY Marry, sir, they have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; sixth and lastly, they have belied a lady; thirdly, they have verified unjust things; and, to conclude, they are lying knaves.
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Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor
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Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues.
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This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators, save only he,Did that they did in envy of Caesar;He only, in a general honest thoughtAnd common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elementsSo mixd in him that Nature might stand upAnd say to all the world, This was a man!
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How sometimes nature will betray its folly, Its tenderness, and make itself a pastime To harder bosoms!
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Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast, With witchcraft of his wit, with traitorous gifts- O wicked wit and gifts, that have the power So to seduce!
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I have lov'd her ever since I saw her; and still I see her beautiful
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Get thee glass eyes, and like a scurvy politician, seem to see the things thou dost not.
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There's nothing in this world can make me joy: Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man; And bitter shame hath spoil'd the sweet world's taste That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
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Things in motion sooner catch the eye than what not stirs.
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The little dogs and all, Tray, Blanch, and Sweetheart-see, they bark at me.
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Now the time is come, That France must veil her lofty-plumed crest, And let her head fall into England's lap.
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Give obedience where 'tis truly owed.
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I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was.
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Here is a rural fellow that will not be denied your Highness' presence: he brings you figs.