William Shakespeare Quotes

We cannot all be masters, nor all masters Cannot be truly followed.

When a wise man gives thee better counsel, give me mine again.

I stalk about her door, like a strange soul upon the Stygian banks staying for waftage.

How many cowards whose hearts are all as false As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars, Who inward searched, have livers white as milk!

Let's teach ourselves that honorable stop, Not to outsport discretion.

Condemn the fault and not the actor of it?

So holy writ in babes hath judgment shown When judges have been babes; great floods have flown From simple sources, and great seas have dried When miracles have by the greatest been denied.

All gold and silver rather turn to dirt, An 'tis no better reckoned but of these Who worship dirty gods.

Two starving men cannot be twice as hungry as one; but two rascals can be ten times as vicious as one.

Should all despair That have revolted wives, the tenth of mankind Would hang themselves.

Unless the old adage must be verified, That beggars mounted, run their horse to death.

Now he'll outstare the lightning. To be furious Is to be frightened out of fear.

Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs, Losing both beauty and utility.

I hold him but a fool that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not.

I am not in the roll of common men.

Faults that are rich are fair.

Never anger made good guard for itself.

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

I was born free as Caesar; so were you

for Mercutio's soul Is but a little way above our heads, Staying for thine to keep him company: Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him.

A good man's fortune may grow out at heels.

Fools are not mad folks.

Wait for the season when to cast good counsels upon subsiding passion.

Nor age so eat up my invention.

No, no, I am but shadow of myself: You are deceived, my substance is not here.

And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.

Of chastity, the ornaments are chaste.

Pain pays the income of each precious thing.

Then imitate the action of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall with our English dead.

In brief, sir, study what you most affect.

He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the presentation of that he shoots his wit.

As chaste as is the bud ere it be blown.

The dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits.

I am misanthropos, and hate mankind, For thy part, I do wish thou wert a dog, That I might love thee something.

As in a theatre, the eyes of men, after a well-graced actor leaves the stage, are idly bent on him that enters next.

The purest treasure mortal times can afford is a spotless reputation.

A man cannot make him laugh - but that's no marvel; he drinks no wine.

So distribution should undo excess, and each man have enough.

Verily, I swear, it is better to be lowly born, and range with humble livers in content, than to be perked up in a glistering grief, and wear a golden sorrow.

Have you not love enough to bear with me, when that rash humor which my mother gave me makes me forgetful.

Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back, When gold and silver becks me to come on.

To be in anger is impiety, but who is man that is not angry?

Now, neighbor confines, purge you of your scum! Have you a ruffian that will swear, drink, dance, revel the night, rob, murder, and commit the oldest sins the newest kind of ways?

You are yoked with a lamb, That carries anger as the flint bears fire; Who, much enforced, shows a hasty spank, And straight is cold again.

Lovers can do their amorous rites by their own beauties

Swift as shadow, short as any dream

This world is not for aye, nor 'tis not strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change, For 'tis a question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love.

Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises.

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