William Shakespeare Quotes About Failing

• Oft expectation fails, and most oft there where most it promises; and oft it hits where hope is coldest, and despair most fits.

  William Shakespeare

  Hope, Failure, Keeping Promises

  William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.216

• The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.

  William Shakespeare

  Silence, Jurisprudence, Innocence

  William Shakespeare (1826). “Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.282

• We fail!
  But screw your courage to the sticking-place,
  And we'll not fail.

  William Shakespeare

  Life, Encouraging, Courage

  'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 7, l. 54

• Now my charms are all o'erthrown,
  And what strength I have's mine own,
  Which is most faint: now, 'tis true,
  Or sent to Naples. Let me not,
  Since I have my dukedom got
  And pardon 'd the deceiver, dwell
  In this bare island by your spell;
  I must be here confined by you,
  But release me from my bands
  With the help of your good hands:
  Gentle breath of yours my sails
  Must fill, or else my project fails,
  Which was to please: now I want
  Spirits to enforce, art to enchant,
  And my ending is despair,
  Unless I be relieved by prayer,
  Which pierces so, that it assaults
  Mercy itself, and frees all faults.
  As you from crimes would pardon'd be,
  Let your indulgence set me free.

  William Shakespeare

  Art, Prayer, Hands

  "Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest".

• Fall Greeks; fail fame; honour or go or stay; My major vow lies here, this I'll obey.

  William Shakespeare

  Lying, Fall, Greek

  William Shakespeare (2007). “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare”, p.745, Wordsworth Editions

• Women may fail when there is no strength in man

  William Shakespeare

  Sex, Men, May

  William Shakespeare (1772). “The Works of Shakespeare: in Twelve Volumes: Collated with the Oldest Copies, and Corrected”, p.288

• If wishes would prevail with me, my purpose should not fail with me.

  William Shakespeare

  Wish, Purpose, Failing

  William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier (1858). “Winter's tale. King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV, part 1. King Henry IV, part 2. Henry V. King Henry VI, part 1”, p.577

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