William Shakespeare quotes

 quotes - Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything.

“Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.

“No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.

“Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - I will praise any man that will praise me.

“I will praise any man that will praise me.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.

“Desire of having is the sin of covetousness. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - The love of heaven makes one heavenly.

“The love of heaven makes one heavenly. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch, which hurts and is desired.

“The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch, which hurts and is desired.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - I dote on his very absence.

“I dote on his very absence. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - The fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it.

“The fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain.

“When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - O! Let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven; keep me in temper; I would not be mad!

“O! Let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven; keep me in temper; I would not be mad! ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.

“Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact.

“The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage.

“Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - Death is a fearful thing.

“Death is a fearful thing.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

“How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

“Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - To do a great right do a little wrong.

“To do a great right do a little wrong. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face.

“There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - He does it with better grace, but I do it more natural.

“He does it with better grace, but I do it more natural.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.

“He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - What is past is prologue.

“What is past is prologue. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.

“I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.

“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. ”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy.

“My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

“The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.”

— William Shakespeare

 quotes - Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

“Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.”

— William Shakespeare