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Famous William Shakespeare Quotes
“God's will! my liege, would you and I alone, Without more help, could fight this royal battle!”
“Men in rage strike those that wish them best.”
“what cannot be saved when fate takes, patience her injury a mockery makes”
“But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at: I am not what I am.”
“The clamorous owl that nightly hoots and wonders At our quaint spirits.”
“Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.”
“Frame your mind to mirth and merriment which bars a thousand harms and lengthens life.”
“The Play's the Thing, wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King.”
“Then others for breath of words respect, Me for my dumb thoughts, speaking in effect.”
“The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance.”
“Truly thou art damned, like an ill-roasted egg, all on one side.”
“I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.”
“What soilders whey-face? The English for so please you. Take thy face hence.”
“I feel within me a peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience.”
“For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds; Lillies that fester smell far worse than weeds.”
“There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.”
“Rude am I in my speech, And little blessed with the soft phrase of peace.”
“This wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy, this Senior Junior, giant dwarf...Cupid.”
“Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble!”
“To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.”