William Shakespeare Quotes - Page 17

• Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Romantic, Valentines Day

  William Shakespeare, James N. Loehlin (2002). “Romeo and Juliet”, p.98, Cambridge University Press

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• The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand.

  William Shakespeare

  Heart, Hands, Lady Macbeth

  William Shakespeare (2012). “Macbeth Thrift Study Edition”, p.56, Courier Corporation

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• How many fond fools serve mad jealousy!

  William Shakespeare

  Jealousy, Mad, Fool

  William Shakespeare, George Somers Bellamy (1875). “The New Shaksperian Dictionary of Quotations: (With Marginal Classification and Reference.)”, p.93

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• O, call back yesterday, bid time return

  William Shakespeare

  Time, Yesterday, Return

  'Richard II' (1595) act 3, sc. 2, l. 69

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• Thou canst not speak of what thou dost not feel.

  William Shakespeare

  Speak, Feels

  "Romeo and Juliet".

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• By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death will seize the doctor too.

  William Shakespeare

  Life, Death, Science

  Cymbeline V.5

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• There is a history in all men's lives.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Motivational, Men

  'Henry IV, Part 2' (1597) act 3, sc. 1, l. 80

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• Your "if" is the only peacemaker; much virtue in "if.

  William Shakespeare

  Virtue, You Like It, Negotiation

  'As You Like It' (1599) act 5, sc. 4, l. [108]

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• Into what dangers would you lead me, Cassius, That you would have me seek into myself For that which is not in me?

  William Shakespeare

  Cassius, Danger, Leading Me

  William Shakespeare (1823). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed; with Glossarial Notes, His Life, and a Critique on His Genius & Writings”, p.691

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• Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

  William Shakespeare

  Fire, Closest

  William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, Edward Capell (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare”, p.20

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• In a false quarrel there is no true valor.

  William Shakespeare

  Argument, Quarrels, Valor

  'Much Ado About Nothing' (1598-9) act 5, sc. 1, l. [121]

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• There's husbandry in heaven; Their candles are all out.

  William Shakespeare

  Heaven, Important Macbeth, Macbeth Sleep

  'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 1, l. 4

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• O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the Devil!

  William Shakespeare

  Truth, Devil, Shame

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Histories of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version)”, p.684, BookCaps Study Guides

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• Scorn, at first, makes after-love the more.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Firsts, Scorn

  William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1788). “The dramatick writings of Will. Shakspere,: with the notes of all the various commentators; printed complete from the best editions of Sam. Johnson and Geo. Steevens”

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• Free from gross passion or of mirth or anger

  William Shakespeare

  Passion, Mirth, Gross

  William Shakespeare, Nikolaus Delius (1857). “Werke: Histories: King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV. Part 1. King Henry IV. Part 2. King Henry V.”

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• Do as the heavens have done, forget your evil; With them forgive yourself.

  William Shakespeare

  Forgiveness, Letting Go, Evil

  William Shakespeare (2012). “Comedies of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version)”, p.7667, BookCaps Study Guides

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• Of all the flowers, me thinks a rose is best.

  William Shakespeare

  Flower, Thinking, Rose

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• I can see he's not in your good books,' said the messenger. 'No, and if he were I would burn my library.

  William Shakespeare

  Book, Library, Messengers

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• For she had eyes and chose me.

  William Shakespeare

  Eye, Love And Jealousy

  BookCaps, William Shakespeare (2011). “Othello Retold In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide”, p.173, BookCaps Study Guides

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• Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.

  William Shakespeare

  Fear, Worry, Lady Macbeth

  'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 3, l. 130

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• Poor and content is rich, and rich enough.

  William Shakespeare

  Money, Simplicity, Contentment

  1603-4 Iago to Othello. Othello, act 3, sc.3, l.176-8.

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• Season your admiration for a while.

  William Shakespeare

  Admiration, Horatio, Seasons

  William Shakespeare (1832). “Hamlet, and As you like it, a specimen of a new ed. of Shakespeare [by T. Caldecott]. by T. Caldecott”, p.20

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• But we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts; whereof I take this that you call love to bea sect or scion.... It is merely a lust of the blood and a permission of the will.

  William Shakespeare

  Blood, Humanity, Lust

  William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Pope, George Steevens (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare”, p.284

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• Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare. Youth is full sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, age is tame. Age, I do abhor thee; youth, I do adore thee.

  William Shakespeare

  Summer, Sports, Winter

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Illustrated)”, p.6851, Delphi Classics

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• Rude am I in my speech, And little blessed with the soft phrase of peace.

  William Shakespeare

  Blessed, Rude, Phrases

  'Othello' (1602-4) act 1, sc. 3, l. 76

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