William Shakespeare Quotes About Speed

• An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

  William Shakespeare

  Honesty, Honest, Speed

  'Richard III' (1591) act 4, sc. 4, l. 359

• The wildest hath not such a heart as you. Run when you will, the story shall be changed: Apollo flies, and Daphne holds the chase; The dove pursues the griffin; the mild hind Makes speed to catch the tiger; bootless speed, When cowardice pursues and valour flies.

  William Shakespeare

  Running, Heart, Apollo

  William Shakespeare (2016). “The New Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works”, p.1097, Oxford University Press

• I wish my horse had the speed of your tongue.

  William Shakespeare

  Horse, Wish, Tongue

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Much Ado About Nothing Simplified!: Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelling”, p.80, BookCaps Study Guides

• The extreme parts of time extremely forms all causes to the purpose of his speed.

  William Shakespeare

  Time, Purpose, Causes

  William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed (1813). “The Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.130

• Time travels at different speeds for different people. I can tell you who time strolls for, who it trots for, who it gallops for, and who it stops cold for.

  William Shakespeare

  People, Different, Cold

• Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing of her gallèd eyes, She married. O, most wicked speed, to post With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!

  William Shakespeare

  Eye, Wicked, Tears

  William Shakespeare (2011). “Hamlet”, p.31, Simon and Schuster

• If it be aught toward the general good, Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other, And I will look on both indifferently; For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honor more than I fear death.

  William Shakespeare

  Eye, Names, Honor

  William Shakespeare (2003). “Untitled”, p.19, Simon and Schuster

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