William Shakespeare Quotes About Money

• Poor and content is rich, and rich enough.

  William Shakespeare

  Money, Simplicity, Contentment

  1603-4 Iago to Othello. Othello, act 3, sc.3, l.176-8.

• Foul cankering rust the hidden treasure frets, but gold that's put to use more gold begets.

  William Shakespeare

  Money, Gold, Use

  William Shakespeare (2001). “Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will”, p.184, Classic Books Company

• Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

  William Shakespeare

  Friendship, Money, Important

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 3, l. 58

• No profit grows where no pleasure is taken.

  William Shakespeare

  Money, Taken, Wealth

  'The Taming Of The Shrew' (1592) act 1, sc. 1, l. 39

• For I can raise no money by vile means. By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas

  William Shakespeare

  Money, War, Heart

  William Shakespeare (1864). “The Works of William Shakespeare”, p.781

• For I can raise no money by vile means.

  William Shakespeare

  Money, Mean, Raises

  William Shakespeare, William Oxberry, Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, Owen Fawcett (1822). “Julius Caesar: A Tragedy”, p.63

• How quickly nature falls into revolt When gold becomes her object! For this the foolish over-careful fathers Have broke their sleep with thoughts, their brains with care, Their bones with industry.

  William Shakespeare

  Money, Father, Fall

  William Shakespeare (1996). “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare”, p.476, Wordsworth Editions

• If money go before, all ways do lie open.

  William Shakespeare

  Money, Lying, Way

  1597-8 Ford (as Brooke).The MerryWives ofWindsor, act 2, sc.2, l.164-5.

• O, I do not like that paying back, 'tis a double labor.

  William Shakespeare

  Money, Falstaff, Labor

  William Shakespeare, Oliver William Bourn Peabody, Samuel Weller Singer, Charles Symmons, John Payne Collier (1839). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Winter's tale. Comedy of errors. Macbeth. King John. Richard II. Henry IV, pt. 1”, p.525

• This is no time to lend money, especially upon bare friendship without security.

  William Shakespeare

  Time, Money, Economics

  William Shakespeare, Mr. Theobald (Lewis) (1772). “The Works of Shakespeare in Twelve Volumes: Collated with the Oldest Copies and Corrected: with Notes Explanatory and Critical”, p.41

• He that wants money, means, and content is without three good friends.

  William Shakespeare

  Money, Work, Mean

  'As You Like It' (1599) act 3, sc. 2, l. [25]

• Nothing comes amiss, so money comes withal.

  William Shakespeare

  Money, Taming, Taming Of The Shrew

  'The Taming Of The Shrew' (1592) act 1, sc. 2, l. [82]

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