William Shakespeare Quotes - Page 4

• Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Heart, Matter

  'Troilus And Cressida' (1602) act 5, sc. 3, l. [109]

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• Wisdom cries out in the streets, and no man regards it.

  William Shakespeare

  Wisdom, Men, Cry

  William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1806). “The plays of William Shakespeare: With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators”, p.165

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• One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Life, Nature

  'Troilus And Cressida' (1602) act 3, sc. 3, l. 171

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• A flock of blessings light upon thy back

  William Shakespeare

  Life And Love, Blessing, Light

  William Shakespeare, Jonnie Patricia Mobley (2003). “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: A Facing-pages Translation Into Contemporary English”, p.150, Lorenz Educational Publishers

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• Jesters do oft prove prophets.

  William Shakespeare

  Prophet, Proof, Jester

  William Shakespeare (2016). “The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition: The Complete Works”, p.2426, Oxford University Press

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• If your mind dislike anything obey it

  William Shakespeare

  Mind, Ifs, Dislike

  William Shakespeare, Philip Edwards (2003). “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”, p.246, Cambridge University Press

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• Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell.

  William Shakespeare

  Art, Sassy, Heaven

  William Shakespeare (1784). “Othello, the Moor of Venice, tragedy ... Marked with the variations in the Manager's book, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane”, p.68

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• Don't judge a man's conscience by looking at his face cause he may have a bad heart.

  William Shakespeare

  Heart, Men, Judging

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• We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Business, Good Life

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 4, sc. 5, l. [43]

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• A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

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• When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain.

  William Shakespeare

  Thought Provoking, Lovers Meeting, Power Of Words

  William Shakespeare, Roma Gill (1998). “Richard II”, p.23, Oxford University Press, USA

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• Many a true word hath been spoken in jest.

  William Shakespeare

  Jest, True Words

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• A countenance more in sorrow than in anger.

  William Shakespeare

  Sorrow, Faces, Horatio

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 2, l. 231

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• How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

  William Shakespeare

  Positive, Kindness, Naughty

  William Shakespeare (1936). “The Merchant of Venice”, p.46, CUP Archive

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• Fight to the last gasp.

  William Shakespeare

  War, Fighting, Lasts

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• Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.

  William Shakespeare

  Halloween, Math, Insanity

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 2, sc. 2, l. [211]

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• You are not worth the dust which the rude wind Blows in your face.

  William Shakespeare

  Blow, Dust, Wind

  'King Lear' (1605-6) act 4, sc. 2, l. 30

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• Of all knowledge the wise and good seek most to know themselves.

  William Shakespeare

  Wise, Knows

  William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft (1812). “Aphorisms from Shakespeare”, p.68

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• He that keeps not crust nor crum Weary of all, shall want some.

  William Shakespeare

  Want, Eating, Weary

  William Shakespeare (1798). “The Dramatic Writings of Will. Shakespeare: With Introductory Prefaces to Each Play ; Printed Complete from the Best Editions”

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• The best is yet to come.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Best Husband

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Twelfth Night Thrift Study Edition”, p.126, Courier Corporation

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• It is silliness to live when to live is torment.

  William Shakespeare

  Suicidal, Silliness, Torment

  'Othello' (1602-4) act 1, sc. 3, l. [307]

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• We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.

  William Shakespeare

  Life, Good Night, Dream

  'The Tempest' (1611) act 4, sc. 1, l. 148

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• Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.

  William Shakespeare

  Risk, Bold Actions, Virtue

  'Measure for Measure' (1604) act 3, sc. 1, l. [214]

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• And nothing is, but what is not.

  William Shakespeare

  Lady Macbeth, Darkness In Macbeth, Macbeth Play

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

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• Thoughts are but dreams till their effects are tried.

  William Shakespeare

  Life, Dream, Effects

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