William Shakespeare Quotes About Adversity

• Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Wise, Adversity

  William Shakespeare, Michael Hattaway (1993). “The Third Part of King Henry VI”, p.129, Cambridge University Press

• The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.

  William Shakespeare

  Smile, Encouraging, Broken Heart

  'Othello' (1602-4) act 1, sc. 3, l. 208

• And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.

  William Shakespeare

  Life, Running, Nature

  'As You Like It' (1599) act 2, sc. 1, l. 12

• Sweet are the uses of adversity

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Sports, Sweet

  'As You Like It' (1599) act 2, sc. 1, l. 12

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

  William Shakespeare

  Memorial Day, War, Adversity

  'Henry V' (1599) act 3, sc. 1, l. 1

• Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.

  William Shakespeare

  Sweet, Philosophy, Adversity

  'Romeo And Juliet' (1595) act 3, sc. 3, l. 54

• Through tattered clothes, small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all.

  William Shakespeare

  Adversity, Clothes, Vices

  William Shakespeare (2011). “Measure for Measure”, p.112, Simon and Schuster

• Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

  William Shakespeare

  Sweet, Adversity, Jewels

  'As You Like It' (1599) act 2, sc. 1, l. 12

• A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burdened with light weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain.

  William Shakespeare

  Pain, Adversity, Light

  William Shakespeare, William Dodd (1854). “The Beauties of Shakespeare. [By W. Dodd.]”, p.19

• Past and to come, seems best; things present, worse.

  William Shakespeare

  Adversity, Past, Best Things

  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.425

• He is the most wretched of men who has never felt adversity.

  William Shakespeare

  Adversity, Men, Wretched

• Then know, that I have little wealth to lose. A man I am, crossed with adversity; My riches are these poor habiliments, Of which if you should here disfurnish me, You take the sum and substance that I have.

  William Shakespeare

  Adversity, Men, Substance

  William Shakespeare, William Harness, William Gilmore Simms (1842). “The Complete Works of William Shakspeare”, p.57

• A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry. But were we burd'ned with like weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain: So thou, that hast no unkind mate to grieve thee, With urging helpless patience wouldst relieve me; But if thou live to see like right bereft, This fool-begged patience in thee will be left.

  William Shakespeare

  Pain, Adversity, Grieving

  William Shakespeare, Alfred Harbage (1977). “The complete works”

• Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

  William Shakespeare

  Adversity, Strange, Strange Bedfellows

• A man I am cross'd with adversity.

  William Shakespeare

  Adversity, Men, Crosses

  William Shakespeare (1816). “The Works of William Shakspeare...: Collated Verbatim with the Most Authentic Copies, and Revised, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators”, p.159

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